A fossil skull of Little Foot is seen in this undated handout photo, obtained by Reuters on March 1, 2021. The scanning focused upon Little Foot’s cranial vault - the upper part of her braincase - and her lower jaw, or mandible. The researchers gained insight not only into the biology of Little Foot’s species but also into the hardships that this individual, an adult female, encountered during her life. The skeleton of Little Foot is seen in Sterkfontein, South Africa, in this undated handout photo, obtained by Reuters on March 1, 2021. Little Foot has been compared in importance to the fossil called Lucy that is about 3.2 million years old and less complete.

Source: Standard Digital March 07, 2021 05:55 UTC