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Quote of the Day - July 9, 2018 Jeremy DeSilva

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7/9/2018

“Every so often, we find a fragmentary piece of a kid’s mandible, or some teeth. But this discovery is just extraordinary.”

—Jeremy DeSilva, associate professor of anthropology

Click here to read the full article 'Were Our Ancestors Sleeping in Trees 3 Million Years Ago?" published on July 6, 2018 in The Atlantic.

 

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Paula Holwerda

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