Lucy takes a stroll

Tim Lincoln

Nature, 1998, vol. 394, issue 6691, 325-325

Abstract: From the skeleton of Lucy, the best known example of the early hominidAustralopithecus afarensis, it seems clear that the favoured form of locomotion was walking. But with what kind of gait? Biomechanical analysis of a numerically simulated model skeleton of Lucy delivers the verdict that A. afarensiswalked upright, like modern humans.

Date: 1998
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