The discovery of new Australopithecus sediba fossils mean we can now reconstruct most of the spine of one individual, and strengthen the case that the species was bipedal at least some of the time ...

Fossils of early humans from a South African cave are 3.4 million to 3.6 million years old, a million years older than previously suspected. The discovery is changing our understanding of ...

Left: silhouette of Australopithecus sediba highlighting the bones discovered in the MH2 specimen.Middle: a skeletal silhouette, also showing the known bones. Right: an enlarged photo of the newly ...

It's useful to be able to run The ancient human species Australopithecus afarensis may have been the earliest hominin to run on two legs. Although it had relatively short, ape-like legs, A ...

One of the most famous fossils in human evolutionary history is known as "Lucy," who belonged to an extinct species called Australopithecus afarensis—an early relative of Homo sapiens who was ...

Ancient human relative, Australopithecus sediba, 'walked like a human, but climbed like an ape' Date: November 23, 2021 Source: University of the Witwatersrand ...

Ancient human relative, Australopithecus sediba, 'walked like a human, but climbed like an ape' ... “The spine ties this all together,” says Professor Cody Prang of Texas A&M, ...

A new study led by paleoanthropologists reveals that Lucy's species Australopithecus afarensis had an ape-like brain. However, the protracted brain growth suggests that -- as is the case in humans ...

But it turns out her species, Australopithecus afarensis, wasn't alone. In fact, as many as four other kinds of proto-humans roamed the continent during Lucy's time.

Item 1 of 3 An illustration of two of the seven molars from Australopithecus, unearthed in South Africa, that were sampled in new research exploring the diet of this important ancient human ancestor.

Ancient human relative, Australopithecus sediba, 'walked like a human, but climbed like an ape' New lower back fossils are the 'missing link' that settles a decades old debate proving early ...