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A fossilized leg bone found in Africa is reshaping our ideas about the size of the first dinosaurs. The 225-million-year-old bone belonged to a mysterious reptile group called silesaurs, which lived ...

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When did the first hominins start to walk upright? Recent studies of an upper leg bone from *Sahelanthropus tchadensis* suggest that these early hominins may have regularly walked upright while ...

The acetabular labrum is a ring of protective cartilage. It lines the rim of your hip socket (acetabulum). Your acetabular labrum holds your thigh bone securely in the joint, which allows flexibility ...

A discovery of the articulating hip, thigh, and shin bones of Paranthropus robustus, has revealed the story of a young female, the smallest known adult hominin yet to be found, who habitually ...

Explore 10 facts about fractures, from how bones naturally heal to breakthrough treatments. Learn essential recovery strategies and when to seek medical help.

The replacement socket is implanted into the pelvic bone. A metal stem is inserted into the top of the thigh bone, which is then topped with a replacement ball.