Could these fossils be the much-sought “missing link”?
The fortuitous discovery of the fossils involved a motivated researcher, a dog, and a 9-year-old boy.
Tag: australopithecus
Some of our ancestors walked on two legs millions of years before Homo sapiens evolved
The sexy human gait was around for some time before our species made its appearance.
Scientists discover pre-human species that roamed with “Lucy”
In 1974, anthropologists found a 40% complete skeleton of a female which they identified as a pre-human species; they called her ...
Earliest specimen from the human family discovered in Ethiopia
A broken jaw unearthed in Ethiopia pushes back the origin of the homo linage - of which homo sapiens sapiens ...
Human ancestors’ diet changed significantly 3.5 million years ago
New analysis of fossil teeth from extinct fossils has shown that human ancestors greatly expanded their diets 3.5 million years ...