According to the authors, it is the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens ever discovered — by a long shot. It may have belonged to one of the earliest Homo sapiens yet discovered. A composite reconstruction of the earliest known Homo sapiens fossils, found at Jebel Irhoud in Morocco. (Philipp Gunz / Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology)Two views of a composite reconstruction of the earliest known Homo sapiens fossils from Jebel Irhoud in Morocco. “I think we need more data points before whether we can say it is Homo sapiens or not,” he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 07, 2017 17:01 UTC