Photo caption: Little Foot was discovered in the 1990s in a cave in South Africa and is the most intact ancient skeleton of any human ancestor. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

It was simply too big, too spooky, too skeleton-y. Getting close enough for a decent photo I could send to the family group chat was physically distressing — "is that the 12 foot sk," one sister ...