Australopithecus

New Method Dates Little Foot to Lucy Era, Promises to Revolutionize Fossil Dating

By Peter R - Apr 02, 2015 05:29 PM EDT

Researchers measuring decay of aluminum - 26 and beryllium-10 to date Little Foot 3.67 million years old.

Tools Invented Earlier Than Previously Thought: Australopithecus, Not Early Humans, Were the First to be Handy

By Peter R - Jan 23, 2015 10:38 AM EST

Humans were not the first users of tools, a new study finds after analysis of bone structure of Australopithecus fossil.

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