One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found could be an entirely new species, according to a new study. The fossil, found in South Africa’s Sterkfontein Caves in 1998 and dubbed “the ...
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Unidentified human relative: Little Foot, one of most complete early hominin fossils, may be new species
Another twist has been added to the puzzling mix that is early human ancestry with evidence that one of the most complete pre-human fossil skeletons we have found doesn’t belong to any recognized ...
New dating reveals fossil is older than a skeleton found in Ethiopia. The Little Foot skull is pictured. Purdue University/Courtesy University of the Witwatersrand — -- One of the earliest human ...
One of the most famous hominin fossils may not be as familiar as we thought. The specimen, affectionately dubbed "Little Foot", could represent an entirely new species. Discovered in Sterkfontein cave ...
A WORLD-FAMOUS fossil nicknamed “Little Foot” may actually belong to a new humanlike species. The fossil was previously thought to be a member of a genus called Australopithecus – but a fresh probe ...
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