3D model reconstructing the lower limb muscles of fossil AL 288-1 (VIDEO)

University of Cambridge

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A 3D polygonal model, guided by imaging scan data and muscle scarring, reconstructing the lower limb muscles of the Australopithecus afarensis fossil AL 288-1, known as ‘Lucy’. In this model, the muscles have been colour coded.

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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman

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