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Early human ancestor 'Lucy' was a bad runner, and this one tendon could explain why
"Key features in the human body plan evolved specifically for improved running performance." The new study is the first time researchers have directly estimated running ability in Lucy's species ...
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Ancient human ancestor Lucy was not alone — she lived alongside at least 4 other proto-human species, emerging research suggests
In fact, as many as four other kinds of proto-humans roamed the continent ... bahrelghazali was the first indication that other hominins lived around Lucy's time, Yohannes Haile-Selassie, director ...
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Lucy, our early human ancestor, may have died after falling from a tree
Lucy's fatal fall is likely the first scientific hypothesis pointing ... director of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University, in an interview. Kimbel was a junior author on ...
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Riddle of the Bones
Lucy and other members of her species could walk well because their hip and knee joints were more like humans' than like chimps'. The very first fossils of this species -- found by ...
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Finding Lucy:
The first sign that there might be a different ... another fossil that is still a landmark in the story of human origins. "Lucy" -- named for the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ...