A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.

What may be the earliest-known human ancestor, an ape-man called Sahelanthropus tchadensis who lived in Africa roughly 7 million years ago, walked upright for much of the time, according to a new ...

Sahelanthropus has a number of different attacks. It has a flaming whip that it brings down in front of it. As well as the damage from whip, watch out for the raised rock that follows in its path. It ...

A decade ago, scientists unearthed what may be the oldest hominid ever found Erin Wayman The seven-million-year-old Sahelanthropus tchadensis skull, known as Toumai, viewed from different sides. Image ...

Looking back at human history, there emerges a scene where beings that once walked on four legs suddenly rose up and stood on two feet. Scholars evaluate this change as a decisive turning point that ...

A group of anthropologists’ new analysis offers powerful evidence that Sahelanthropus tchadensis—a species discovered in the early 2000s—was indeed bipedal by uncovering a feature found only in ...

You heard that right. There’s only one weapon that can defeat the Lord of Dust – Sahelanthropus, the enormous, Metal Gear that appeared in the original Phantom Pain. It’s a long and dangerous trek to ...

The acquisition of bipedalism is considered to be a decisive step in human evolution. Nevertheless, there is no consensus on its modalities and age, notably due to the lack of fossil remains. A ...

Japanese toy manufacturer Sentinel will release a Metal Gear Sahelanthropus figure next year, and it is really cool. Crafted after the nuclear-armed bipedal tank from Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. To give a bit of background here, the Sahelanthropus will be part ...

It's considered to be one of the most decisive steps in human evolution, yet until now, how and when our ancestors began walking on two legs has remained unclear. Now, scientists have analysed the ...