Lucy fell from a tree 3. 18 million years ago
Lucy died after falling from a tree, new research suggests. Lucy is a 3. 18millionyearold specimen of Australopithecus afarensis considered one of the oldest and most complete fossil hominins, an erectwalking human ancestor. Credit: Perimortem fractures in Lucy suggest mortality from fall out of tall tree John Kappelman, Richard A. Ketcham, Stephen Pearce, Lawrence Todd, Wiley Akins, Matthew W. Colbert, Mulugeta Feseha, Jessica A. Maisano Adrienne Witzel Nature, Australopithecu
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