3.2 Million-Year-old Foot Arch (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

3.2 Million-Year-old Foot Arch

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University of Missouri and Arizona State University researchers have found a bone that indicates human ancestors had arches in their feet, a major evolutionary shift for "Lucy" and her species.

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Elizabeth Harmon

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