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Scientists find new human species in Northern Kenya

A new species of human: One of several co-existing in Africa two million years ago [Photo:BBC]

Fossils from Northern Kenya show that a new species of human lived two million years ago, researchers say.

The discoveries suggest that at least three distinct species of humans co-existed in Africa.

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