It's possible we just discovered a new human ancestor.
Dubbed Homo bodoensis, they lived in Africa about 600,000 years ago and appear to be a direct ancestor. They survived until 200,000 years ago or so before disappearing, but their legacy survives.
Homo bodoensis appears to be the common ancestor of both modern humans and Neanderthals, with the latter leaving Africa well before the former.
We don't know much about how they lived, but we do know that they lived...and for a very long time.
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