Taung Child's brain development not human-like? CT scan casts doubt on similarity to that of modern humans

Monday, August 25, 2014 - 15:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

By subjecting the skull of the famous Taung Child to the latest CT scan technology, researchers are now casting doubt on theories that Australopithecus africanus shows the same cranial adaptations found in modern human infants and toddlers.

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