2005 in Africa - Sciences

Sciences

  • Ethiopia: A team of archaeologists led by Sileshi Semaw announced in Nature journal that they had discovered the bones of a hominid, Ardipithecus ramidus, dating back 4.5 million years at an excavation site at Gona in the Afar Region.
  • Madagascar: American zoologists led by geneticist Edward Louis announced on 14 January the discovery of two new species of Lemuridae.

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