After examining the fossils of two hominids that lived nearly 2 million years ago, anthropologists said that the anatomical features of the adult female and young male strongly suggest they could ...

Scientists have unearthed the fossil of an ancient creature, half-human, half-ape, a discovery that could give paleoanthropologists a missing link in the evolutionary history of the human being.

Australopithecus who? And exactly how is this Homo naledi character related to me? A team of scientists discovered this new species of human relative in fossils retrieved from a cave near ...

You may be more familiar with Au. anamensis’ younger relative, Australopithecus afarensis. The most celebrated Australopithecus, Lucy, discovered in 1974, was a member of this species.

Australopithecus fossil shows human ancestors swung from trees just 3 million years ago NEW ANALYSIS of humanity's earliest known ancestor, the Australopithecus, will help scientists better ...

Now, Australopithecus fossils found in the Woranso-Mille area of the Afar Region, Ethiopia, fill the date gap between A. anamensis (4.2 to 3.9 million years ago) — and the Lucy species (3.0 to 3 ...

The skeletons of Australopithecus sediba.The more complete skeleton of the adolescent male (MH1) is on the left, and the less complete adult (MH2) is on the right. From Berger et al, 2010.

Australopithecus who? And exactly how is this Homo naledi character related to me? A team of scientists discovered this new species of human relative in fossils retrieved from a cave near ...