of what Anamensis might have looked like Researchers have discovered a nearly complete 3.8-million-year-old skull of an early ape-like human ancestor in Ethiopia. An analysis of the new specimen ...

A newly discovered species of ancient amphibian ancestor has been named after Kermit the Frog. Scientists analysed the remains of an inch-long fossilised skull featuring large and oval-shaped eye ...

The face of mankind's oldest direct ancestor - who roamed the Earth 3.8 million years ago - has been unveiled by scientists. It has been reconstructed from a remarkably preserved skull.

The skull possesses a mishmash of traits that were different from features seen in the skulls of older tetrapods, the ancient ancestors of amphibians and other living four-legged vertebrates.

The discovery of an ancient ape skull may challenge the long-held belief that the ancestors of apes and humans came from Africa, a controversial new study says. The partial skull of the ape ...