"This is one of the most remarkable fossil discoveries made in the history of human origins research and it is a privilege to unveil a finding of this importance," Ron Clarke, the scientist who originally discovered the bones in the 1990s, told theBBC.Palaeoanthropologist Professor Ron Clarke unveiled for the first time to the public, the Little Foot fossilised hominid skeleton at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg on December 6, 2017. MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images
Date: Dec 06, 2017
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Paleontologists reveal Little Foot, the most complete remains of an early human relative
The remains of Little Foot were first discovered two decades ago by Ron Clarke, a professor at the University of the Witwatersrand's Evolutionary Studies Institute in Johannesburg. Little Foot's presence in the rock and soil of a South African cave was first revealed by four small foot bones -- ulti
Date: Dec 06, 2017
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The battle was when he closed the offices. Thats when the fight really started, said veteran Ron Clarke. But now that this new government is opening the offices, then thats the war. The war is over. We won.
Date: Jul 27, 2016
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Australian runner Clarke dies Ron Clarke, Australias greatest middle distance runner and the man who lit the cauldron at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956, has died at the age of 78. Clarke competed at the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympics, and won a bronze medeal in the 10,000 meters in 1964
Date: Jun 17, 2015
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Little Foot fossil could help rewrite human family tree
tralopithecus) species living at the same time in different parts of Africa, (about) 3.67 million years ago, raises the question of how many other species there may have been which have not yet been discovered, Ron Clarke and Kathy Kuman of the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa said.
Date: Apr 02, 2015
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Meet the Oldest Ancestor of Humans: 'Little Foot' is 3.7 Million Years Old
Little Foot is also female where she is much taller and larger than Lucy and possesses gorilla type facial features who already knows how to stand upright, using powerful hands for climbing says paleoanthropologists Ron Clarke and Kathy Kuman from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Date: Apr 02, 2015
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Fossil boosts South Africa claim to be cradle of humanity
Like Lucy, Little Foot was female. The species was much bigger and taller than Lucys, with gorilla-like facial features but fully upright and very strong with powerful hands for climbing, according to paleoanthropologists Ron Clarke and Kathy Kuman of the University of the Witwatersrand.
In a paper released on Wednesday in the academic journal Nature, Little Foots discoverer Ron Clarke of the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg explained how he had been sitting on the discovery of the male humanoid for 20 years, searching not only to complete the skeleton, but for a new dat