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#Australopithecus (/ˌɒstrələˈpɪθɪkəs, -loʊ-/, OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs, -⁠loh-;[1] or /ɒsˌtrələpɪˈθiːkəs/, os-TRA-lə-pi-THEE-kəs,[2] from Latin australis southern 'grc' and πίθηκος (píthēkos) ape[3]) is a genus of early hominins that existed in Africa during

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Stefan F. Wirth Mar 14

@tksst It's about a very interesting scientific #study about the #reconstruction of the #face of an #Australopithecus #fossil from South Africa, in scientific literature sometimes referred as A. #prometheus, the trivial name is "#littlefoot" (#StW573). The damaged, but preserved #skull was studied via #synchrotronXray imaging in order to carefully reconstruct bone fractions digitally. Study by A. BEAUDET et al. (2026).

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨Mar 11

🦴💻 For years, the skull of the famous "Little Foot" #skeleton remained distorted and crushed by time. Now, using advanced X-ray imaging, researchers digitally reassembled the fragments to show what this #Australopithecus individual looked like.

Lead researcher Dr. Amélie Beaudet says the results are challenging what we know about how our ancestors moved across the African landscape.

👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-scientists-reconstructed-the-face-of-little-foot-a-human-ancestor-who-lived-3-67-million-years-ago-180988299/

#humans #evolution #archaeology #paleontology #science #news #history #STEM #smithsonian #AncientHistory

See How Scientists Reconstructed the Face of Little Foot, a Human Ancestor Who Lived 3.67 Million Years Ago

For the first time, researchers have digitally reconstructed the facial fragments of the individual, who belonged to the Australopithecus genus

Smithsonian Magazine

scinexx - das wissensmagazin Mar 9

Australopithecus „Little Foot“ bekommt ein Gesicht. Ältestes Vormenschenfossil Südafrikas ist seinen ostafrikanischen Vettern überraschend ähnlich. #Australopithecus #Vormensch #LittleFoot
https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/australopithecus-little-foot-bekommt-ein-gesicht/

Australopithecus "Little Foot" bekommt ein Gesicht

Facelift für einen Vormenschen: Eine digitale Rekonstruktion zeigt erstmals, wie das Gesicht des Australopithecus "Little Foot" wirklich aussah. Das 3,67

scinexx | Das Wissensmagazin

Anthropology.net Mar 3

Scientists just digitally reconstructed the face of Little Foot, a 3.67-million-year-old Australopithecus from South Africa. The result looks more like East African fossils than local ones. Migration? Ancestral pattern? Still open. #Paleoanthropology #Australopithecus #HumanEvolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/little-foots-face-reconstructed-at

Little Foot's Face, Reconstructed at Last

What a 3.67-million-year-old crushed skull from South Africa tells us about where our ancestors came from

Anthropology.net

Archaeology News

Dec 31

New fossil evidence suggests that “Lucy” may not have been our direct human ancestor after all

For decades, the 3.2-million-year-old fossil called “Lucy” has been a centerpiece in stories about human origins. A member of the species Australopithecus afarensis, Lucy was long presented as the most plausible direct ancestor of later humans...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/lucy-may-not-have-been-our-direct-human-ancestor/

#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #Australopithecus #HumanEvolution #anthropology

Anthropology.net Dec 14

Little Foot, the most complete australopith skeleton ever found, may belong to neither Australopithecus africanus nor A. prometheus. New research suggests a distinct species and a more tangled human family tree. #HumanEvolution #Paleoanthropology #Fossils #Australopithecus https://www.anthropology.net/p/little-foot-and-the-problem-of-naming

Little Foot and the Problem of Naming Our Ancestors

Why one of the most complete early hominin skeletons refuses to fit neatly into the species boxes built for it...

Anthropology.net

Archaeology News

Dec 2

Ancient foot fossil finally identified as an enigmatic hominin species that lived alongside Lucy in Ethiopia

Scientists have solved a mystery concerning an unusual 3.4 million-year-old foot fossil from Ethiopia: it indeed comes from Australopithecus deyiremeda, a close but distinct relative of Lucy and her species, Australopithecus afarensis...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/hominin-species-lived-alongside-lucy-in-ethiopia/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #Australopithecus #humanevolution #anthropology

scinexx - das wissensmagazin Nov 27

Vormenschen-Funde bringen Menschenstammbaum durcheinander. 3,4 Millionen Jahre alter Australopithecus deyiremeda löst ein Rätsel, wirft aber Fragen auf. #Australopithecus #Vormensch #Burtele #Menschheitsgeschichte #Fossil #Evolution
https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/raetsel-um-34-millionen-jahre-alten-vormenschenfuss-geloest/

Vormenschen-Funde bringen Menschenstammbaum durcheinander

Ist unser Stammbaum falsch? Neue Fossilfunde aus Äthiopien klären die Herkunft eines rätselhaften Vormenschenfossils – werfen aber neue Fragen auf. Die

scinexx | Das Wissensmagazin