Humanity's closest ancestor was pigeon-toed, research reveals
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 15:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
By Charles ChoiLiveScienceThe most complete investigation of the anatomy of what may be the immediate ancestor of the human lineage is now shedding light on secrets about how it might have behaved, researchers say.For instance, the human ancestors may have moved in an entirely new way, with a somewhat pigeon-toed gait with a twisty trunk, the researchers added.The first specimens of the extinct sp...