Fossils tied to ancient African mammal highlight butt-dragging habit that persisted for generations

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a ...

First known hand fossils of extinct human relative reveal ‘surprising’ features

Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...
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Fossil hotspots in Africa obscure a more complete picture of human evolution

WASHINGTON (August 20, 2024) – Much of the early human fossil record originates from just a few places in Africa, where favorable geological conditions have preserved a trove of fossils used by ...
Yahoo

Fun with fossils: South African kids learn a whole lot more about human evolution from museum workshops

South Africa has one of the world’s richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many misconceptions still exist regarding human evolution, and school textbooks contain ...
The Conversation

Africa is full of bats, but their fossils are scarce – why these rare records matter

Mariëtte Pretorius does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

This African mammal has been dragging its butt to walk for the past 126,000 years, reveal fossils

Ancient fossils unearthed in Africa show rock hyraxes dragged their hindquarters for locomotion. This behaviour has been ...