Hominin

Analysis of an ancient thigh bone suggests that a species of early hominin may have survived as late as 14000 years ago in southwest China .

对一根古代股骨的分析表明，有一个早期人亚族物种可能在中国西南地区存活到了近至1.4万年前。

We weren 't the first or last to suggest that a pre-erectus African hominin migrated to east Asia .

我们并不是最早或最晚声称非洲前直立人迁移到东亚的研究者。

On its own , a simple finger bone in a cave would have been assumed to belong to a human , Neandertal or other hominin .

一截存于山洞中的手指骨就其本身而言，很可能被认为是属于尼安德塔人或者其他的远古人。

In two papers published this week in the open-access journal eLife , the researchers said that the more than 1550 fossil elements documenting the discovery constituted the largest sample for any hominin species in a single African site , and one of the largest anywhere in the world .

在两篇本周刊登于开放阅读期刊《eLife》的文章里，研究人员说，该发现记录了超过1500件化石，是非洲单个考古地点中发现人亚族样本最多的一处，在全世界范围内也居于前列。

Tracy Kivell of the University of Kent , in England , an associate of Dr. Berger 's team , was struck by H. naledi 's " extremely curved fingers , more curved than almost any other species of early hominin , which clearly demonstrates climbing capabilities . "

伯杰研究团队成员、英格兰肯特大学（UniversityofKent）的翠西·凯威尔（TracyKivell）说，让她十分惊讶的是，纳勒迪人“有极度弯曲的手指，比任何早期人亚族物种都要弯，清楚地表明了他们的攀爬能力。”