'Could be the oldest known human': 7.2-million-year-old femur suggests early bipedalism in Europe
April 13, 2026
April 13, 2026
TORONTO, Ontario, April 13 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news:
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'Could be the oldest known human': 7.2-million-year-old femur suggests early bipedalism in Europe
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Analysis of a 7.2-million-year-old thigh bone recovered from the Azmaka fossil deposit in Bulgaria suggests that the capacity to walk upright on two legs - a distinctly human trait known as bipedalism - existed in pre-human ancestors at least one mi . . .
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'Could be the oldest known human': 7.2-million-year-old femur suggests early bipedalism in Europe
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Analysis of a 7.2-million-year-old thigh bone recovered from the Azmaka fossil deposit in Bulgaria suggests that the capacity to walk upright on two legs - a distinctly human trait known as bipedalism - existed in pre-human ancestors at least one mi . . .