Subsequent discoveries of Australopithecus afarensis and associated ... Homoplasy: A trait shared by different species due to shared function rather than shared ancestry, i.e. the trait is not ...

The University of Liverpool has led an international team of scientists to take a fresh look at the running capabilities of ...

Ancient human relatives ran on two legs, like modern humans, but at a much slower pace, suggest 3D computer simulations of Australopithecus afarensis 1 — a small hominin that lived more than ...

New research uses 3D modeling to reconstruct Lucy's running style, revealing surprising insights into the evolution of human ...

By digitally modeling muscles and tendons for the skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis), researchers determined that our hominin ancestors could run well but topped out around 11 mph.

She was about the same age as Sterkfontein man. Australopithecus split into several different species. Some developed powerful teeth and jaws and became known as 'robust' while others were more ...

By the 1970s, anthropologists were beginning to recognize that there was not just one Australopithecus species, but many. The fossils indicated that these australopithecines stood and walked ...

For years scientists believed the Australopithecus africanus species, whose fossils were discovered in the Sterkfontein caves near Johannesburg, had been less than 2.6 million years old.

In a study published in Current Biology, researchers have revealed that Australopithecus afarensis, an ancient hominin species, exhibited a limited capacity for running. This small bipedal ancestor, ...

The discovery of her fossil skeleton 50 years ago transformed our understanding of human evolution. But it turns out her species, Australopithecus afarensis, wasn't alone. In fact, as many as four ...

The most primitive hominid yet found, this species has more chimpanzee-like features than any other human ancestor. Ardipithecus ramidus may have walked upright. Other fossils discovered with A.