3-Million-Year-Old Bones Reveal an Unexpected Chapter in Human Evolution
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“Analysis of fossilized limb bones from the early human ancestor Australopithecus suggests that these creatures continued to spend significant time in trees even after they had evolved the ability to walk upright. The findings challenge the assumption that bipedalism immediately resulted in a complete transition away from arboreal life.”
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