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unusual facts about Little Foot


Little Foot

In 1994 while searching through museum boxes labelled 'Cercopithecoids' containing fossil fragments, paleoanthropologist Ronald J. Clarke identified several that were unmistakably hominin.


Cradle of Humankind

Also in 1997, the near-complete Australopithecus skeleton of "Little Foot", dating to around 3.3 million years ago (although more recent dates suggest it is closer to 2.5 million years ago), was discovered by Ron Clarke.


see also

Ronald Clarke

Ronald J. Clarke, paleoanthropologist most notable for the discovery of "Little Foot"