Ancient Human Ancestor "Little Foot" Sparks Debate On Hominid Classification

Diane Christiansen
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 07:11:56 -0800

An elderly female, believed to have inhabited Earth approximately 3.67 million years ago, is causing a stir among paleontologists. If researchers from South Africa's University of Witwatersrand are right, the skeleton, nicknamed "Little Foot" due to its tiny ankle bones, represents a new species of an early human.