Tag: femur
Fossil Friday: Sahelanthropus, to Be or Not to Be Bipedal
On the morning of July 19, 2001, French scientist Alain Beauvilain and three Chadian colleagues discovered a fossil cranium in the dunes of the Sahara Desert.
Newly Published Analysis Refutes Claims that Sahelanthropus tchadensis Was Human Ancestor
What happened to the femur? Did the original discoverers hold on to the bones to stonewall an analysis with a conclusion they didn’t like?
#3 of Our Top Stories of 2018: For Paleoanthropology, Another Annus Horribilis
In 2001, French scientist Alain Beauvilain and three Chadian colleagues discovered a fossil cranium in the dunes of the Chadian Sahara Desert.
Studying Homo naledi Fossils, Paleoanthropologists Apply ID Principles
This fascinating study also counters arguments that Homo naledi was beginning to develop a human-like intellect.
For Paleoanthropology, Dawn of Another Annus Horribilis
In 2001, French scientist Alain Beauvilain and three Chadian colleagues discovered a fossil cranium in the dunes of the Chadian Sahara Desert.