We modeled how early human ancestors ran—and found they were surprisingly slow
Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels ...
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Riddle of the Bones
To get a picture of how Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, moved, scientists compare fossils to the bones of modern humans, as well as to the anatomy of "knuckle-walking" primates like ...
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You Could Beat Lucy in a Race
It seems that Australopithecus afarensis-- the early hominin species to which Lucy belonged -- was not well-adapted for running. Using the shape of Lucy’s bones and data on the muscular ...
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Text Version of Human Evolution Activity
This species includes "Lucy," the 3.2 million year old fossil found by Donald Johanson. A. afarensis' small braincases and relatively large teeth and chewing muscles are similar to those of ...
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Prague museum to host first European display of 3.18 million year old Lucy
The hyperrealistic artistic reconstruction of the female Austrolopithecus afarensis (Lucy), based on finds from Hadar, Ethiopia, in the National Museum of Prague on February 4, 2025 in Prague ...