The story of Australopithecus sediba
April 9, 2010
The pictures and video below tell the fascinating story of the discovery of the Australopithecus sediba fossils.
The day dawns unsuspectingly on an historical fossil discovery
Prof Paul Dirks examines the ground at the Malapa site in the Cradle of Humankind
Prof Lee Berger and his dog Tau enter a cave at the site in the Cradle of Humankind
Prof Lee Berger leads the team onto the Malapa site in the Cradle of Humankind
Prof Lee Berger and Dr Job Kibii at the Malapa site
Matthew Berger with a fossil from the juvenile hominid on site
The Australopithecus sediba skull
Australopithecus sediba skeleton by Dr Peter Schmid
The evolutionary tree by Dr Peter Schmid
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