摸骨、看相、寻找遗传密码…何以追溯人类祖先家谱( 四 )


不过 , 我们也看到 , 化石本身并不具有智慧 , 只有靠着一代代学者对这些牙齿和碎骨进行多学科分析、多角度探索 , 我们距离人类祖先图谱的完成、距离人类演化的真相才能越来越近吧 。
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