A new face for 'Little Foot,' the most complete Australopithecus skeleton to date
Phys.org
March 4, 2026
What did the face of our ancestors look like three million years ago? Our international team has answered this question by virtually reconstructing the facial fragments of Little Foot, the most complete Australopithecus skeleton yet discovered. This reconstruction sheds light on the influence of the environment on how our face evolved. Our findings have just been published in the Comptes Rendus Palevol journal, and the new 3D face of Little Foot can be explored online on the MorphoSource platform.
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Originally published on Phys.org on 3/4/2026