3.6 million-year-old relative of 'Lucy' discovered: Early hominid skeleton confirms human-like walking is ancient
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 15:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An international team of scientists discovered and analyzed a 3.6 million-year-old partial skeleton found in Ethiopia. Research indicates that advanced human-like, upright walking occurred much earlier than previously thought.
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