Australopithecus prometheus or Australopithecus africanus? Though the question might sound simple, it isn't so straightforward for scientists, who have been stumped by the famous "Little Foot" fossil ...

The ancient skeleton known as “Little Foot” has long been a celebrity in paleoanthropology, but a new wave of research is pushing it into even more provocative territory. Instead of fitting neatly ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found could be an entirely new species, according to a new study. The fossil, found in South Africa’s Sterkfontein Caves in 1998 and dubbed “the ...

Little Foot, one of the world’s most complete hominin fossils, may be a new species of human ancestor, according to research that raises questions about our evolutionary past. Publicly unveiled in ...

Little Foot, known formally as StW 573, remains the most complete ancient hominin in the fossil record. Dr. Martin's team is the first to have challenged the species attribution of Little Foot since ...