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New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

A peer-reviewed 3D study flags a femoral feature tied to hip stabilization in bipeds, prompting calls for new fossils to settle the question.

New Study Says 'Little Foot' May Represent an Unknown Australopithecus Species

Study Finds Selective Exocannibalism of Non-Local Neanderthals at Belgium’s Goyet Caves

Study Recasts Ardi’s 4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle, Blending Ape-Like Climbing With Early Bipedal Traits

Skhūl Child Fossil Shows Mixed Human–Neanderthal Traits, Pushing Interbreeding to 140,000 Years Ago

Maggot-Infested Meat Diet Offers Explanation for Neanderthal Nitrogen Signature

Study Finds Maggot Consumption Could Explain Neandertals’ High Nitrogen Levels

Harbin 'Dragon Man' Skull Identified as First Complete Denisovan Cranium