Scientists announced the discovery of a nearly complete skeleton of an early member of the human evolutionary family, dating to more than 3 million years ago. First ever discovery of a well-preserved skull and associated skeleton of Australopithecus . Gee, H. 1998. The face of Cinderella.
Hominid bones show strides toward walking.
Ronald J. Clarke University of Witwatersrand Medical School Department of Anatomical Sciences 7 York Road Parktown, Johannesburg 2193 South Africa Philip V. Tobias University of Witwatersrand Medical School Department of Anatomical Sciences 7 York Road Parktown, Johannesburg 2193 South Africa From Science News , Vol. Copyright 1998 by Science Service.