ðɪs sədʒˈɛsts ðætðə fˈɑːsəlz bᵻlˈɔŋ tʊ ɐ hˈɑːmɪnˌɪd tˈæksən ðæt ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə splˈɪt ɪn lˈɪnɪɪdʒᵻz ðæt lˈɛd tə kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi tʃˈɪmps ænd hjˈuːmənz.
This suggests that the fossils belong to a hominid taxon that existed before the split in lineages that led to contemporary chimps and humans.