US Edition3.6-Million-Year-Old Human Ancestor "Little Foot" Unveiled to Public in South Africa
Researchers report Little Foot’s skull has major anatomical differences from known Australopithecus species, suggesting it may be a previously unidentified hominin, study shows.
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"Little Foot" is an unusually complete skeleton of a human ancestor found in a cave in South Africa. The skeleton may belong to an entirely new species of our ancestors, a study suggests.
Scientists have said that Little Foot, the most fossilized hominide at present, can be a new species of human ancestor. According to researchers, it is different from the other two skeletons found in the same cave system in South Africa, reports The Guardian. Little Foot is the most fossilized australopithecist found at the time. Its members in 2017. The bones of the foot, which gave the fossils its name, were found in South Africa back in 1994.
Scientists discover this ancient skeleton could belong to a previously unknown human ancestor
Scientists say {Little Foot}, one of the most complete early human fossils ever found, may represent an entirely new species of hominin, according to a study by Australian researchers. Discovered in South Africa's Sterkfontein caves and unveiled in 2017, the 3.7-million-year-old skeleton has long been debated. Some experts classified it as Australopithecus africanus, while others argued it was Australopithecus prometheus. The new study, publis…
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