Which adaptations were likely present in the earliest hominoids? 1) A deficient fossil record. There are few Oligocene sites in Africa that represent the appropriate time period, and although ...

At the most basic level, human evolution is articulated through classifications of, and evolutionary relationships among, hominin species. This article presents a basic taxonomy and phylogeny of ...

Hominid footprints found on Crete date back 5.6 million years, making them by far the oldest ever discovered in Europe.

As scientists discover new fossils, the hominid family tree grows new branches ... This is the story of our distant relatives, as told by the fossil record.

The only known hominid fossils of that age in that location are those of Lucy and her kind, the small-brained but upright-walking hominids classified as Australopithecus afarensis. Some analysts ...

This module incorporates lectures and practical demonstration (laboratory) sessions to explore the application of anatomical principles to the comparison and interpretation of the hominid and primate ...

as the fossil site has been preserved since 2020. The researchers also believe the reevaluation of other sites could point to similar evidence of a hominid cohabitation and provide enough evidence ...

In confirming the sex of one of the most iconic hominid fossils, researchers are helping explain the great physical diversity in Australopithecus africanus A 3.4-million-year-old fossil foot shows ...