Human ancestor 'Lucy' was a tree climber, new evidence suggests

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 15:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Since the discovery of the fossil dubbed Lucy 42 years ago this month, paleontologists have debated whether the 3 million-year-old human ancestor spent all of her time walking on the ground or instead combined walking with frequent tree climbing.

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