Ancient CivilizationsFossils Suggesting New Species Of Ancient Humans – New Discovery Posted on August 20, 2025 by Administrator A team of international scientists has discovered new fossils at a field site in Africa that indicate Australopithecus and the oldest specimens of Homo coexisted at the same place in Africa at the same time — between 2.6 million and 2.8 million years ago. The paleoanthropologists discovered a new species of Australopithecus that has never been found anywhere.