Little Foot: 3.7-Million-Year-Old Hominid Combined Climbing and Walking
Newly analyzed CT scans of the 3.7-million-year-old Sterkfontein Caves skeleton known as Little Foot reveal that early hominids combined ape-like upper body strength with a human-like walking posture, according to a study published in Science Advances and led by researchers at USC’s Keck School of Medicine. The findings reshape the understanding of human evolution by … Read more