Lucy had arched feet and walked upright
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Foot bone shows humans walked upright 3.2 million years ago
A foot bone from a species made famous by the 1974 discovery of the specimen called Lucy had arched feet like modern humans'. By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times February 12 2011 A fossilized foot bone from Ethiopia indicates that human ancestors had largely abandoned swinging from trees by 3.2 million years ago and were spending virtually all of their time walking upright, researchers said this week.
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Foot bone shows humans walked upright 3.2 million years ago
A foot bone from a species made famous by the 1974 discovery of the specimen called Lucy had arched feet like modern humans'. By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times February 12 2011 A fossilized foot bone from Ethiopia indicates that human ancestors had largely abandoned swinging from trees by 3.2 million years ago and were spending virtually all of their time walking upright, researchers said this week.
The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-foot-bone-20110212,0,5062313.story
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