An older guy has sauntered into Lucy’s life, and some researchers believe he stands ready to recast much of what scientists know about the celebrated early hominid and her species.
STAND-UP GUY Discoverers of a partial, 3.6-million-year-old skeleton from Lucy’s species say that it unveils a surprisingly humanlike walking ability, although not everyone agrees.
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