New Hominod Fossils found in Ethopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) -- Ethiopian scientists said on Tuesday they have discovered hominid fossil fragments dating from between 3.5 million and 3.8 million years ago in what could fill a crucial gap in the understanding of human evolution.Ethiopian archaeologist Yohannes Haile Selassie said the find included several complete jaws and one partial skeleton and were unearthed in the Afar desert at Woranso-Mille, near where the famous fossil skeleton known as Lucy was found in 1974."This is a major finding that could fill a gap in human evolution," he told a news conference in Addis Ababa."The fossil hominids from the Woranso-Mille area sample a time period that is poorly known in human evolutionary study."Researchers say the area, about 140 miles northeast of Addis, boasts the most continuous record of human evolution.