The only known hominid fossils of that age in that location are those of Lucy and her kind, the small-brained but upright-walking hominids classified as Australopithecus afarensis. Some analysts ...

The only known hominid fossils of that age in that location are those of Lucy and her kind, the small-brained but upright-walking hominids classified as Australopithecus afarensis. Some analysts ...

Excavations here from 1936 to 1941 led to the discovery of the first hominid fossil at this site. Later, 50 fossils of Meganthropus palaeo and Pithecanthropus erectus/Homo erectus were found - half of ...

Paleoartist John Gurche utilized fossils and genetic data from the extinct species to recreate plastic replicas of remains. He estimated the facial features of the ancient hominid using the eye-to ...

Your article on sabre teeth reminds me of a visit I made to a fossil site in South Africa. Using a hominid skull and two curved fingers, a researcher graphically illustrated how a sabre-toothed ...

where some of paleoanthropology's most iconic fossils have been found The history of anthropology is littered with many now-defunct hominid species that no longer have a place on the human family ...