Fossils suggest new species from human genus

Homo naledi bones found in South African cave

Array of hominid fossils

FOSSIL SPREAD  An array of hominid fossils from a South African cave shows many body parts of the newly identified species Homo naledi. The partial skeleton in the center consists of bones from several individuals.

L.R. Berger et al/eLife 2015 (CC BY 4.0)

Fossils retrieved from an underground cave in South Africa may represent a previously unknown species of the human genus, Homo.