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Ancient 'Lucy' Species Ate A Different Diet Than Previously Thought
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Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research examining microscopic marks on the teeth of the "Lucy" species Australopithecus afarensis suggests that the ancient hominid ate a different diet than the tooth enamel, size and sh ...
New analysis shows 'hobbits' couldn't hustle
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May 06, 2009 |
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A detailed analysis of the feet of Homo floresiensis—the miniature hominins who lived on a remote island in eastern Indonesia until 18,000 years ago -- may help settle a question hotly debated among paleontologists: how si ...
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Humans related to orangutans, not chimps
Jun 18, 2009 |
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New evidence underscores the theory of human origin that suggests humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans, according to research from the University of Pittsburgh and the Buffalo Museum of ...
Early Human Skulls Shaped for Nut-Cracking (Video)
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research conducted in part by researchers at The George Washington University has led to novel insights into how feeding and dietary adaptations may have shaped the evolution of the earliest ...
Ancient ape ruled out of man's ancestral line
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Dec 07, 2006 |
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Ancient remains, once thought to be a key link in the evolution of mankind, have now been shown to be 400,000 years too young to be a part of man’s family tree.
New book further supports controversial theory of 'Man the Hunted'
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Aug 20, 2008 |
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Despite popular theories to the contrary, early humans evolved not as aggressive hunters, but as prey of many predators. "Humans are no more born to be hunters than to be gardeners," argues Robert W. Sussman, ...
Scientist says Taung Child killed by bird
Jan 13, 2006 |
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A U.S. paleontologist working in South Africa says he has unraveled what the cause of death was for the first ape-man fossil discovered in Africa.
Ethiopian fossils link ape-men with earlier hominids
Apr 12, 2006 |
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New fossils discovered in the Afar desert of eastern Ethiopia are a missing link between our ape-man ancestors some 3.5 million years ago and more primitive hominids a million years older, according to an international ...
New findings solve human origins mystery
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Oct 10, 2007 |
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An extraordinary advance in human origins research reveals evidence of the emergence of the upright human body plan over 15 million years earlier than most experts have believed. More dramatically, the study confirms preliminary ...
1.5 million-year-old fossil humans walked on modern feet (Video)
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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Ancient footprints found at Rutgers' Koobi Fora Field School show that some of the earliest humans walked like us and did so on anatomically modern feet 1.5 million years ago.
Man's earliest direct ancestors looked more apelike than previously believed
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Mar 25, 2007 |
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Modern man"s earliest known close ancestor was significantly more apelike than previously believed, a New York University College of Dentistry professor has found.
Early human ancestors had a wobble in their walk
Feb 08, 2006 |
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A new study of fossil foot bones across human history suggests that some of our very early ancestors had a rather peculiar way of walking.
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