First remain of the genus Homo

The lower jaw of an adult, which was found at the site of Lee Adoyta, in the Ledi-Geraru area of Ethiopia, is currently considered to be possibly the oldest remains (so far found) of a member of the genus Homo. This jaw shows a combination of morphological characteristics of early australopithecines, but also derived morphological characteristics found in the genus Homo and therefore the find is attributed to the genus Homo.