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

An international study led by researchers from Australia's La Trobe University and the University of Cambridge has challenged ...

For decades, Little Foot, or StW 573, was seen as a crucial piece of the puzzle in understanding early human ancestors. First ...

A WORLD-FAMOUS fossil nicknamed “Little Foot” may actually belong to a new humanlike species. The fossil was previously ...

Australopithecus is an extinct group of ape-like modern human relatives—or potentially ancestors—that walked upright and ...

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3.4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in 2009. The fossils, along with others unearthed more recently, have now been ...

Australian-led study suggests iconic South African skeleton differs from known Australopithecus species, media reports - ...

Learn how a new analysis challenges the traditional classifications for ‘Little Foot,’ a famous fossil hominin from South ...

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

The 'Little Foot' fossil, discovered in South Africa's Sterkfontein Caves, may represent an entirely new species of human ...

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

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...