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Eagle killed Taung child reshapes human origins tale
American researcher Lee Berger of the University of the Witwatersrand says an eagle likely killed the Taung child Australopithecus africanus, revealing raptors as early pressure shaping hominid evolution. New evidence of eye-socket damage supports bird predation on small apes in Africa 4 million years ago.
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University of the Witwatersrand
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American Journal of Physical Anthropology
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