The ancient hominid species that includes ‘Nutcracker Man’ may have made tools
Newly described fossils are the first hand, arm and shoulder specimens from the same Paranthropus boisei individual
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The first hand, arm and shoulder fossils found from the same Paranthropus boisei individual were excavated in Kenya. These finds indicate that this ancient hominid combined powerful arms with a hand grip capable of at least simple stone-tool making.
B.G. Richmond et al/Journal of Human Evolution 2020