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Digital reconstruction reveals the face of ‘Little Foot,’ a nearly 4 million-year-old human ancestor

  • Scientists digitally reconstructed the face of "Little Foot," a 3.67-million-year-old Australopithecus, using high‑resolution scans to reveal her skull features for the first time.
  • At about 90% complete, Little Foot is the most intact Australopithecus skeleton known—far more complete than the famous Lucy.
  • The facial shape unexpectedly resembles East African fossils, hinting that early hominins across Africa may have been more interconnected than once thought.
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