Early tree-dwelling bipedal human ancestor was similar to ancient apes and 'Lucy' but not living apes

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 20:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

An analysis of the femur of one of the oldest human ancestors reveals the six-million-year-old “Millenium Man” was bipedal but lived in the trees. The research could provide additional insight to the origins of human bipedalism.

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