Homo rudolfensis discovered in Africa, may be Australopithecus sediba: Changes human origins
Channel: Eric Dondero, Right-Anthro & Human Origins
Date: 2023-09-29

Richard Leakey and his team discovered Homo rudolfensis in 1971 at Koobi Fora in Kenya.  It was long believed to be at the base of the Genus Homo tree.  But now Dr. Amelie Beaudet and her team have re-examined the skull cap of one of the specimens. They conclude H-rudolfensis is much more primitive and less developed in one critical area of the brain - Broca's.  This is where language skills come from.  

What impact does this have for the human family tree (phylogenetic chart)?  New evidence, fossil finds in Israel, Greece and China, suggest separate origins for Eurasians and Africans.

Does this move H-rudolfensis closer or further away from modern African ancestral lineage?