Overlooked Human Ancestor
Researchers in Kenya excavated the first hand and foot bones belonging to 'Paranthropus boisei', an overlooked human ancestor.
When it comes to our evolutionary cousins, Neanderthals get most of the attention, however, there were dozens of other ancient hominin species that existed for hundreds of thousands of years.
- Homo erectus may have been some of our first relatives to migrate into Europe
- Homo bodoensis evolved a distinctive, three-part segmented brow
the tool-wielding, yarn-weaving Homo neanderthalensis may have outlasted its Homo sapien cousins instead of going extinct around 40,000 years ago
Author summary: Researchers find hand and foot bones of Paranthropus boisei.