US Edition3.6-Million-Year-Old Human Ancestor "Little Foot" Unveiled to Public in South Africa
Researchers suggest 'Little Foot' differs from known Australopithecus species, possibly representing a new hominin species based on unique morphological traits, study in American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
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A new scientific study suggests that the fossil StW 573, known as Small Foot, could belong to a species of human ancestor not yet described. The research was based on a detailed analysis of the specimen's skull. The results indicate clear differences against other species of australopitec found in the system of caves of Sterkfontein, in South Africa, where the fossil appeared.Pie Small was presented to the public in 2017. The process required mo…
"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.
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