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Researcher Proposes Folding Australopithecus and Paranthropus into an Expanded Genus Homo

Towle argues a clade-based reclassification would better match ancestry and reduce repeated renaming of close human relatives.

Major Hominin Body‑Size Jump Identified Around 2 Million Years Ago

New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

New Ethiopian Fossils Link 3.4-Million-Year-Old ‘Burtele Foot’ to Australopithecus deyiremeda

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

First Paranthropus Boisei Hand Reveals Human-Like Dexterity With Gorilla-Like Power

Denisovan-Derived MUC19 Variant Rose in the Americas, Study Finds