Adalatherium is an significant piece in a pretty massive puzzle on early mammalian evolution in the southern hemisphere, one particular in which most of the other pieces are nevertheless lacking New analysis revealed today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology describes a strange 66 million-yr-outdated mammal that presents profound new […]
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‘Little Foot’ skull reveals how this more than 3 million year old human ancestor lived
Graphic: Comparison of the virtually intact initially cervical vertebra of ‘Little Foot’ and two other Australopithecus from Sterkfontein in South Africa and from Hadar in Ethiopia displaying how complete ‘Little Foot’… watch more Credit score: Amélie Beaudet/Wits University Superior-resolution micro-CT scanning of the skull of the fossil specimen identified as “Minor […]