Not just skin deep: CT study of early humans reveals evolutionary relationships
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 15:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
CT scans of fossil skull fragments may help researchers settle a long-standing debate about the evolution of Africa's Australopithecus, a key ancestor of modern humans that died out some 1.4 million years ago. The study explains how CT scans shed new light on a classic evolutionary puzzle by providing crucial information about the internal anatomy of the face.