NEW YORK - Scientists have gained new insights into an extinct South African creature with an intriguing mix of human and apelike traits. But they still haven't pinned down where it fits on our ...
Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...
As humans, it’s important to remember that some of our oldest primate ancestors were apelike creatures. Besides our much larger brains and visibly obvious differences, such as facial features, one ...
The South African Fossil Ape-Men: The Australopithecinæ. By Dr. R. Broom and G. W. H. Schepers . (Transvaal Museum Memoir No. 2.) Pp. 272 + 18 plates. (Pretoria ...