Human evolution: Run Lucy, run!

作者信息

Wiseman Ashleigh L

机构信息

Department of Anthropology, University College London, London, UK; McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

出版信息

Curr Biol. 2025 Jan 6;35(1):R9-R11. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.044.

DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.044

PMID:39765220

Abstract

Endurance running is thought as critical for the evolutionary success of hominins. A new study analysing the running skills of the famous 'Lucy' - Australopithecus afarensis - finds that they performed poorer than modern humans, suggesting that key features of the human body plan evolved specifically to improve running performance.

摘要