New fossil evidence suggests that “Lucy” may not have been our direct human ancestor after all

For decades, the 3.2-million-year-old fossil called “Lucy” has been a centerpiece in stories about human origins. A member of the species Australopithecus afarensis, Lucy was long presented as the most plausible direct ancestor of later humans...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/lucy-may-not-have-been-our-direct-human-ancestor/

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Little Foot, the most complete australopith skeleton ever found, may belong to neither Australopithecus africanus nor A. prometheus. New research suggests a distinct species and a more tangled human family tree. #HumanEvolution #Paleoanthropology #Fossils #Australopithecus https://www.anthropology.net/p/little-foot-and-the-problem-of-naming

Ancient foot fossil finally identified as an enigmatic hominin species that lived alongside Lucy in Ethiopia

Scientists have solved a mystery concerning an unusual 3.4 million-year-old foot fossil from Ethiopia: it indeed comes from Australopithecus deyiremeda, a close but distinct relative of Lucy and her species, Australopithecus afarensis...

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Vormenschen-Funde bringen Menschenstammbaum durcheinander. 3,4 Millionen Jahre alter Australopithecus deyiremeda löst ein Rätsel, wirft aber Fragen auf. #Australopithecus #Vormensch #Burtele #Menschheitsgeschichte #Fossil #Evolution
https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/raetsel-um-34-millionen-jahre-alten-vormenschenfuss-geloest/

#Australopithecus (That We Know Of) | Lindsay Nikole
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10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world https://arstechni.ca/sjR8 #australopithecus #paleoarchaeology #Archaeology #stonetools #hominins #Science #oldowan #science

We Were Not Alone: Earliest Humans Lived Beside Australopithecus, Fossils Reveal
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https://soundcloud.com/sweetsongsproject/we-were-not-alone

Lead poisoning has been a feature of our evolution https://arstechni.ca/suK8 #paleoanthropology #australopithecus #leadpoisoning #anthropology #Neanderthals #Archaeology #hominins #Science

Fossil teeth in Ethiopia reveal new Australopithecus species that lived alongside early Homo ancestors

Researchers in northeastern Ethiopia have made a thrilling discovery of fossilized teeth that may belong to a new branch of humanity, shedding more light on a critical period in human evolution. The remains are between 2.8 and 2.6 million years old...

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Lucy’s legacy: ancient hominin arrives in Prague the first in Europe http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMk4tw #Lucy #AncientHominin #Australopithecus #HumanEvolution #PaleoAnthropology

Nachbarn oder Rivalen? In Äthiopien entdeckte Zahnfossilien zeugen von zwei noch unbekannten Menschenarten – und einer ungewöhnlichen Koexistenz. #Australopithecus #Fruehgeschichte #Fruehmensch #Vormensch #Archaeologie #LediGeraru #Fossilien
https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/vor-und-fruehmenschen-lebten-in-koexistenz/

3.18 million-year-old Lucy to make first ever visit to Europe.

The Czech prime minister announced on Tuesday that the skeleton remains of the Australopithecus will go on display in Prague next August.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250204-318-million-year-old-lucy-to-make-first-ever-visit-to-europe?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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@glasgoweverdeen mode bestial activé attention les bg…. je mords je croque #australopithecus

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq7315
The earliest human ancestors weren't big meat eaters, according to new scientific research on their fossilized remains. #Australopithecus africanus—a bipedal primate that lived between 3.2 and 2 million years ago—were primarily vegetarians.
#prehistoire
#vegetarian
Les #australopitheque étaient plus #végétariens qu'on nous l'a raconté

"Breaking new ground in our understanding of early #humanDiet and #evolution scientists have discovered that our ancient relatives may not have been the avid #meatEaters previously believed. Research reveals that #Australopithecus, one of humanity’s earliest ancestors who lived in South Africa between 3.7 and 3.3 million years ago, primarily maintained a #plantbasedDiet rather than regularly consuming #meat."

https://studyfinds.org/ancient-tooth-enamel-early-human-diet-meat/

Time for #vegetarian #Australopithecus https://www.reuters.com/science/meat-was-not-menu-human-ancestor-australopithecus-2025-01-16/ #evolution #science #vegan

17-Jan-2025
Three million years ago, our ancestors were #vegetarian
Nitrogen isotopes in tooth enamel show no evidence of meat consumption in #Australopithecus

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1070872 #science #humans #anthropology #HumanEvolution #evolution

Australopithecus war noch kein Jäger. Vegetarischer Vormenschen-Speiseplan ähnelte vor drei Millionen Jahren noch dem von Affen. #Australopithecus #Vormenschen #Menschheitsgeschichte #Evolution
https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/australopithecus-war-noch-vegetarier/

Vegetarisch statt Fleisch - der Speiseplan unserer Vorfahren

Es ist eine der großen Fragen der Menschheitsgeschichte: Seit wann essen unsere Vorfahren Fleisch? Mit einer neuen Zahnanalyse konnten der Speiseplan von menschlichen Vorfahren zum ersten Mal untersucht werden - mit einem klaren Ergebnis. Von P. Kiss.

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#Paläontologie #Australopithecus #Fleischkonsum

Original study:

K. T. Bates et al., Running performance in #Australopithecus afarensis, Current Biology, online December 18, 2024. 🔓

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)01566-5