Addis Ababa — A research team led by Zeresenay Alemseged, a researcher at the University of Chicago in the United States, discovered 2.6 million-year-old hominin species fossil remains in Ethiopia's Afar region for the first time. Briefing journalists today, Zeresenay said that the new Hominin fossil named Paranthropus was found at the Mille-Logya paleoanthropological site of the Afar region. Moreover, dozens of hominin species belonging to Ardipithecus, Australopithecus and Homo have been discovered here. Elias pointed out that recent discoveries of hominin fossil remains would attract worldwide attention, solidifying Ethiopia's significance in both the tourism sector and diplomatic relations. "Ethiopia's Afar region is emerging as a leading site for paleoanthropological research, with evidence that many early human species once thrived there," he stated.
