In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little ...

Little Foot’ does not fit into any known species, prompting the suggestion that an as-yet unidentified human ancestor may ...

The Lucy fossil’s role in human evolution is debated: new discoveries question whether she was truly our direct ancestor.

Australian researchers think the skeleton found in South Africa is not the same species as two found in the same South Africa cave system Little Foot, one of the world’s most complete hominin fossils, ...

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

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 ...

Dr. Martin's team is the first to have challenged the species attribution of Little Foot since it was unveiled in 2017. "Our findings challenge the current classification of Little Foot and highlight ...

Anthropologist Jesse Martin holding a three-dimensional print of the Little Foot skull (La Trobe University) The 'Little Foot' fossil, discovered in South Africa's Sterkfontein Caves, may represent an ...

A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Specimen found in South Africa was widely thought to be member of ape-like human ancestor family that lived nearly 2 million years ago ...