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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 days ago

Face of ancient human ancestor Little Foot' reconstructed for the first time

Little Foot, the most complete Australopithecus skeleton ever found, now has a reconstructed face showing large eye sockets and resemblance to other Australopithecus fossils from Africa.
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fromwww.nature.com
1 month ago

Afar fossil shows broad distribution and versatility of Paranthropus

Pliocene and Late Miocene East African fossil evidence reveals diverse early hominin taxa, varying dental and skeletal morphologies, and debates over taxic diversity.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Little Foot hominin fossil may be new species of human ancestor

Little Foot may represent a previously unknown Australopithecus species, distinct from A. africanus and A. prometheus, implying greater hominin diversity.
fromNature
5 months ago

Fossil fight: how Raymond Dart countered some unfair criticism

A letter to the editor sets the record straight regarding the discovery of Australopithecus, and a proposal to put food on the school curriculum in this week's pick from the Nature archive
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