These bones were made for walking

Human-like foot arches strengthen argument that Australopithecus 'Lucy' was not a climber.

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Ward, C. V., Kimbel, W. H. & Johanson, D. C. Science 331, 750-753 (2011).
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Matt Kaplan
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Kaplan, M. These bones were made for walking. Nature (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.85