The first hand and foot bones clearly linked to the extinct human relative Paranthropus boisei have been discovered.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed Nature publication and corroborated by multiple independent science journalism sources (CNN, Stony Brook University press release, CU Anschutz, The Conversation).
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)