The analyses conducted have led researchers to attribute this fossil to the species Homo affinis erectus, a more primitive form than Homo antecessor, whose remains have previously been identified in ...

As such, the team has assigned it to Homo affinis erectus, with affinis meaning akin to, to indicate that the fossil is closely related to, but distinct from, a known species. “We still have to ...

Six kilometers from Tarragona (roman Tarraco in Catalonia, Spain), next to the ancient Via Augusta, stands a stone monument that was misinterpreted for a long time: the Tower of the Scipios. The tower ...

Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed "Pink" discovered in Spain are from a potential new member of the human family who lived more than 1.1 million years ...

The fossilized facial bones were found in the Burgos province in northern Spain and correspond to a newly classified human species, Homo affinis erectus, according to an article published by ...

Due to its similarities with older humans, the researchers have designated the species Homo affinis erectus to the remnants. Informally, the researchers have nicknamed the fossil “Pink” after ...

They assigned the fossil the provisional name Homo affinis erectus in recognition of its affinities to certain Homo erectus traits. Fewer than 100 ocelots left in the US as the feline species face ...

So the scientists made up a new name for the possible species that Pink could belong to: Homo affinis erectus. “This is the most honest proposal we can make with the evidence we have,” Martinon-Torres ...

One of the missing bees is Bombus affinis, better known as the rusty patched bumblebee. Historically, it buzzed across the eastern United States, extending south into Georgia and as far west as ...

The natural world is full of fascinating creatures, some of which have remained relatively unchanged for millions of years.