Scientists Identify 7-Million-Year-Old Fossil as Earliest Human Ancestor
TL;DR
Scientists have analyzed fossils from Central Africa, including a skull and limb bones, which suggest that a human ancestor walked upright approximately 7 million years ago, shedding light on the origins of humanity.
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- When did humanity take its first step? Scientists say they now know. The Washington Post
- Fresh bone analysis makes case for earliest ‘ancestor of humankind’, but doubts remain The Guardian
- Was our earliest ancestor a knuckle-dragger, or did it walk upright? New Scientist
- Evidence of upright walking found in 7-million-year-old Sahelanthropus fossils Phys.org
- Earliest Human Ancestor May Have Walked on Two Legs Scientific American
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