What makes the Xujiayao findings so remarkable is that they possessed such large brains during a period when most other human species had considerably smaller cranial capacities. The Xujiayao humans ...

(Louise Leakey via AP) Scientists study fossil footprints for clues about co-existing species of early human ancestors at the excavation site on the eastern side of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, in ...

Scientists have now discovered at a location called Koobi Fora, providing the first evidence that two species - Paranthropus boisei and Homo erectus - shared the same landscape. A fossil footprint ...

For now it’s impossible to know exactly how the two species interacted. New clues about their behavior could be revealed with future excavations of more trackway surfaces. But it is fascinating ...

In a first-of-its-kind discovery, a set of remarkable footprints found recently in East Africa has revealed that two species of extinct human ancestor crossed paths within hours of each other some ...

The astonishing discovery of these fossilized footfalls confirms that the two hominin species lived side by side, and it offers insight into how they might have cooperated or competed.

A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot Date: November 28, 2024 Source: Rutgers University Summary: More than a ...

After two more years of work, the team behind the investigation announced on Thursday that this was the first conclusive proof that two different human species, Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei, ...

A new species of hominin or humans has been discovered in Northern China with an unforgettable physical feature— large heads. Everyone knows the Neanderthals, homo sapiens, and Denisovans are ...