The first hand and foot bones clearly linked to the extinct human relative Paranthropus boisei have been discovered.
Sources
- Discovery of First Fossil Hand Linked to P. Boisei Suggests ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09594-8 (nature.com)
- https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/science/fossil-kenya-extinct-human-hand (cnn.com)
- https://news.stonybrook.edu/university/new-fossil-of-an-ancient-human-relative-shows-it-had-strong-grip-human-like-dexterity (news.stonybrook.edu)
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