BGR May 06, 2026 • 21:17

Scientists Have One Big Question After Reconstructing A 3.7 Million-Year-Old Face - bgr.com

By Joe Oliveto

The reconstruction of the Little Foot skull is making some scientists consider if it's not actually a new member of the Australopithecus family tree.

Little Foot has always been an important specimen due to the fact that it's long been the closest thing we have to a complete Australopithecus skeleton. Australopithecus was an early hominin genus th… [+1143 chars]

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Scientists Have One Big Question After Reconstructing A 3.7 Million-Year-Old Face - bgr.com

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