The new human ancestor species of "Australopithecus deyiremeda" was recently found in which country?

The correct answer is Nigeria.

Key Points

• The new human ancestor species of "Australopithecus deyiremeda" was recently found in Nigeria country.
• Australopithecus afarensis was one of the longest-lived and best-known early human species.
• The species, whose most famous fossil ‘Lucy’ comes from Ethiopia, roamed the Earth around 3.2 million years ago – and new evidence has found they were not alone.
• Four different species of hominin co-existed at the time of Lucy, according to the results of an in-depth review of the fossil evidence gathered over the last few years.
• The discovery of Australopithecus bahrelghazali from Chad in 1995 and Kenyanthropus platyops from Kenya in 2001 challenged the idea Afarensis was alone.
• The discovery of a 3.4 million-year-old Burtele partial foot announced in 2012 was the first conclusive evidence that another early human ancestor species lived alongside Australopithecus afarensis.