December
28
/ 2024
The famous 3.2 million-year-old relative found in Ethiopia in the 1970s, Lucy, has been the subject of a new study that has shown that our early ancestor could run upright, but not very fast – a mere average of 4.97 meters (16.3 feet) per second. Void of the long Achilles tendon and shorter leg muscle fibers present in modern-day humans, who run an average of 7.9 meters (16.3 feet) per second, Lucy had evolutionary evolved enough to run upright – a landmark development on its own. Lucy Stood Just 3.5 feet Tall But Towers Over Our Understanding of Human Origins Human Ancestors Were Already Bipeds 7-Million Years Ago Recreating Lucy: A Digital Marvel The study, published in Current Biology, utilized
