On the basis of the age and morphology, the researchers are cautiously allocating the new type of hominid to the Australopithecus species.
They have given it the name of Australopithecus sediba, which means "water-well" or "spring" in the seSotho language.
www.mediadesk.uzh.chAufgrund des Alters und der Morphologie ordnen die Forscher die neue Hominidenart vorsichtigerweise der Gattung Australopithecus zu.
Sie gaben ihr den Namen Australopithecus sediba, was in der seSotho-Sprache «Brunnen» oder «Quelle» bedeutet.
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