<p>Remains of a new species of humans, which scientists have dated between 3.3 million and 3.5 million years old, were discovered in Afar state of Ethiopia, a media report said on Thursday.<br /><br />The hominin walked the earth the same time as several other early human species, BBC reported, adding that human's family tree seems to be more complex than was thought earlier. <br />Researcher discovered jaw bones and teeth belonging to four individuals, who would have had both ape and human-like features, the report added.</p>.<p><br />Lead researcher Yohannes Haile-Selassie, curator of physical anthropology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in the US, said they found "major differences" while analysing the detailed anatomy and morphology of the remains. <br /><br />"This new species has very robust jaws. In addition, we see this new species had smaller teeth. The canine is really small -- smaller than all known hominins we have documented in the past," he was quoted as saying.<br /><br />Researchers believe the hominin was potentially among the four different species of early humans that were living side by side. <br /><br />The most famous among them is Australopithecus afarensis, also known as Lucy, who lived between 2.9 and 3.8 million years ago.<br /><br />The new species has been named Australopithecus deyiremeda, which means close relative in the local language spoken in Afar state. <br />The study was published in the journal Nature.<br /></p>
<p>Remains of a new species of humans, which scientists have dated between 3.3 million and 3.5 million years old, were discovered in Afar state of Ethiopia, a media report said on Thursday.<br /><br />The hominin walked the earth the same time as several other early human species, BBC reported, adding that human's family tree seems to be more complex than was thought earlier. <br />Researcher discovered jaw bones and teeth belonging to four individuals, who would have had both ape and human-like features, the report added.</p>.<p><br />Lead researcher Yohannes Haile-Selassie, curator of physical anthropology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in the US, said they found "major differences" while analysing the detailed anatomy and morphology of the remains. <br /><br />"This new species has very robust jaws. In addition, we see this new species had smaller teeth. The canine is really small -- smaller than all known hominins we have documented in the past," he was quoted as saying.<br /><br />Researchers believe the hominin was potentially among the four different species of early humans that were living side by side. <br /><br />The most famous among them is Australopithecus afarensis, also known as Lucy, who lived between 2.9 and 3.8 million years ago.<br /><br />The new species has been named Australopithecus deyiremeda, which means close relative in the local language spoken in Afar state. <br />The study was published in the journal Nature.<br /></p>