7 Million-Year-Old Fossil Suggests Early Human Ancestor Walked Upright
TL;DR
A new study using 3D technology provides strong evidence that Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a 7-million-year-old fossil, was bipedal, challenging previous debates and suggesting early bipedalism in human evolution.
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- Fresh bone analysis makes case for earliest ‘ancestor of humankind’, but doubts remain The Guardian
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