南非发现古猿化石 疑似人类直系祖先
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>，<span word="bones">bones</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Australopithecus">Australopithecus</span> <span word="Sediba">Sediba</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Witwatersrand">Witwatersrand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</span>.</p><p>本周，南方古猿人的骨骼在约翰尼斯堡金山大学公布于众。</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fossilised">fossilised</span> <span word="skeletons">skeletons</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="sought">sought</span> ‘<span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="link">link</span>’ <span word="between">between</span> <span word="apes">apes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>, <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="traits">traits</span>.、</p><p>科学家认为，这些已变成化石的骨骼显示他们是人类的直系祖先，这是人们一直在寻找的存在于人猿和人类之间的过渡生物。现在，有关它的新细节，都清楚的显示了这些远古亲戚接近现代原始人类的特征。</p><p><span word="Au">Au</span>. <span word="sediba">sediba</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="skeleton">skeleton</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 60<span word="lb">lb</span> 10 <span word="to">to</span> 13-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Malapa">Malapa</span>.</p><p>去年，在南非马拉帕，一位科学家九岁的儿子在一次考古中发现了一名13岁男子60磅的部分骨架，南方古猿人那时就成了资讯头条。</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="ape">ape</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>, <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="son">son</span>. <span word="Further">Further</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="late">late</span> 20<span word="s">s</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="early">early</span> 30<span word="s">s</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="around">around</span> 73<span word="lb">lb</span>.</p><p>这次发现的两个类人猿是一位母亲和他年轻的儿子。经过遗骸的进一步研究，科学家发现成年女性在30岁左右时体重在73磅左右。</p>
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