The Brief

ASU researchers are in Ethiopia , searching for ancient human teeth that could offer new insights into early human development.

The research team, including Christopher Campisano, an associate professor at ASU's School of Human Evolution and Social Change, is working in the Ledi-Geraru area of the Afar Triangle. This region is a hotbed of early human fossils.

What they're saying:

"Hominins were probably across most of Africa at some point, but we get these little peaks in certain spots in the African Rift Valley," Campisano said.

His team uncovered 13 teeth that appear to be different from any they've seen before. While there aren't enough to give the teeth a new species name, Campisano said they don't seem to match any known species.

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