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A AL 666-1: A 2.3-MILLION-YEAR-OLD HUMAN JAW
             Fossil AL 666-1 was found in Hadar in  present-day apes.
             Ethiopia, together with A. afarensis  Although there is no doubt that AL 666-
             fossils. This 2.3-million-year-old jaw  1 belonged to a "Homo" (human)
             bone had features identical to those of  species, evolutionary paleontologists do
             Homo sapiens.                       not accept this fact. They refrain from
             AL 666-1 resembled neither the A.   making any comment on this, because
             afarensis jawbones that were found  the jaw is calculated to be 2.3 million
             with it, nor a 1.75-million-year-old  years old—in other words, much older
             Homo habilis jaw. The jaws of these  than the age they allow for the Homo,
             two species, with their narrow and  or human, race.
             rectangular shapes, resembled those of




















            The AL 666-1, 2.3-million-year-
            old Homo sapiens (human) jaw.            Side view of AL 666-1

















                                                    AL 222-1 – a side view. The side
                                                    views of the two jaws make
                                                    the difference between the two
                                                    fossils clearer.
                                                    The AL 222-1 jaw protrudes
                                                    forwards. This is an ape-like
                                                    feature. But the AL 666-1 jaw
            AL 222-1 fossil, an A. afarensis jaw    on top is a completely human
            from the same period as AL 666-1.
                                                    one.
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