A newly discovered partial foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an unknown hominin species that was adapted more for climbing than for walking.
Notes on verification
Confirmed via peer-reviewed Nature publication (Haile-Selassie et al. 2012) and corroborated by multiple reputable science media outlets. Findings are well-documented and consistent with scientific consensus on hominin diversity during this period. [tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Homo Naledi: Our Newly Discovered Ancestor - JSTOR Daily (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/nature10922 (corroboration)
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-fossil-foot-reveals-a-diversity-of-hominin-species-in-early-human-evolution-89032374/ (corroboration)