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AL 666-1: A 2.3-MILLION-YEAR-OLD HUMAN JAW

Fossil AL 666-1 was found in Hadar in Ethiopia, together with A. afarensis fossils. This 2.3-mil-
lion-year-old jaw bone had features identical to those of Homo sapiens.

AL 666-1 resembled neither the A. afarensis jawbones that were found with it, nor a 1.75-million-
year-old Homo habilis jaw. The jaws of these two species, with their narrow and rectangular
shapes, resembled those of present-day apes.

Although there is no doubt that AL 666-1 belonged to a "Homo" (human) species, evolutionary
paleontologists do not accept this fact. They refrain from making any comment on this, because
the jaw is calculated to be 2.3 million years old—in other words, much older than the age they
allow for the Homo, or human, race.

Side view of AL 666-1

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

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

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