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SUNY-Stony Brook: Fossil of an Ancient Human Relative Shows It Could Grip and Had Surprising Dexterity
October 16, 2025
STONY BROOK, New York, Oct. 16 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release:

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New Fossil of an Ancient Human Relative Shows it Could Grip and had Surprising Dexterity

Stony Brook-led study on new hand and foot fossils of Paranthropus extend the understanding of the evolution of tool use and bipedality

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For more than half a century, scientists have debated whether . . .

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