A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

The skull known as “Little Foot” was thought to belong to the species Austrolopithecus prometheus for decades, but it could be something else. The morphological features of Little Foot did not align ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an international research team. The famous “Little Foot” skeleton from South Africa has ...

In the early 2000s, researchers uncovered primate bones that were approximately seven million years old in Chad’s Djurab Desert. Since then, the fossils, which belonged to the extinct species ...

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong anatomical evidence that Sahelanthropus tchadensis was bipedal, including a ...

Scientists argue ape-like Sahelanthropus tchadensis that lived in Africa 7m years ago is best contender but more fossils are needed In the murky first chapters of the human story is an unknown ...

In recent decades, scientists have debated whether a seven-million-year-old fossil was bipedal—a trait that would make it the oldest human ancestor. A new analysis by a team of anthropologists offers ...

In recent decades, scientists have debated whether a seven-million-year-old fossil was bipedal—a trait that would make it the oldest human ancestor. A new analysis by a team of anthropologists offers ...

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Findings about our human ancestors continue to surprise us, especially those from 2025. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A handful ...

Scientists studying fossils from Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have uncovered evidence of another early human species which lived around the same time as Lucy, roughly 3.4 million years ago. For nearly 50 ...