Foot bone suggests Lucy's kin had arched foot, for walking
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 11:40
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A foot bone from the early human relative Australopithecus afarensis suggests that these hominids had stiff, arched feet, like we do. These findings support the hypothesis that A. afarensis was primarily an upright walker, as opposed to a more versatile creature that also moved through the trees...