A newly published study has found that males of some of our earliest known ancestors were significantly larger than females.

For the first time, scientists identified the sex of a 3.5-million-year-old Australopithecus africanus using ancient proteins, marking a milestone in the field of paleoanthropology.

STS 5 was nicknamed "Mrs. Ples" by scientist Robert Broom after initially hypothesizing that she was a middle-aged female Plesianthropus transvaalensis, which was the original name of the species - ...

The first evidence of human relatives walking on two feet comes from about 70 footprints left by at least two Australopithecus afarensis walking across soft volcanic ash about 3.6 million years ...

Compared to Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus had a rounder cranium housing a larger brain and smaller teeth, but it also had some ape-like features including a strongly sloping ...

Compressive stress in the cranium of Australopithecus africanus, an extinct early human, imposed by biting on the premolar teeth. Bright colors correspond to high stresses, and indicate that a ...

At least 400 fossil specimens represent Australopithecus afarensis. This species had human-like and apelike features. The snout, dentition, and dental arch resemble an ape.

“The first members of the genus Australopithecus are thought to have emerged in east Africa roughly 4.5m years ago, evolving into the species Australopithecus afarensis close to 3.8m years ago ...

Australopithecus africanus Although similar in many ways to A. afarensis, this species had a slightly larger brain (but still only slightly larger than a chimp's brain), smaller canine teeth, and ...

The ancient human species Australopithecus afarensis may have been the earliest hominin to run on two legs. Although it had relatively short, ape-like legs, A. afarensis may have had a long ...

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