Illustration of a female Australopithecus sediba hominid carrying an infant. A. sediba lived in Southern Africa around million years ago. The spec

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Illustration of a female Australopithecus sediba hominid carrying an infant. A. sediba lived in Southern Africa around million years ago. The species shares many features with early Homo species, more than any other Australopithecus species, leading to speculation that it could be a transitional species between the two.

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Photo credit: © JOHN BAVARO FINE ART/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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