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Lucy was bipedal, and her leg bones were oriented beneath her pelvis in much the same way as modern humans. We know her species was bipedal because of the footprints found at Laetoli in Tanzania, dated to 3.6 million years ago.

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What important characteristic did Lucy the earliest hominid yet found have?

Lucy had several important characteristics from the point of view of researchers trying to understand human origins. These include the fact that the skeleton showed both primitive and more human like traits. Another significant feature of the particular fossil was its rare level of completeness. This gave palaeontologists the rare opportunity to assess the body proportions of a fossil hominin dating to this period.


What was the first hominid that is believed to walk upright?

Ardipithecus ramidus, dating back around 4.4 million years ago, is believed to be one of the first hominids to walk upright. This species shows evidence of both tree-climbing adaptations and bipedal characteristics, marking an important transition in hominid evolution.


Which hominid is called upright man?

Homo erectus. Lucy- Australopithecus Handy Man- Homo Habilis Wise Man- Homo Sapiens Modern Man- Homo Sapien Sapiens Thanks!:)


Who were The first species that is believed to have walked upright?

The first species believed to have walked upright on two legs is Australopithecus afarensis, with the most famous example being the fossil "Lucy" discovered in Ethiopia. This early hominin species lived approximately 3.9-2.9 million years ago.


The first species that is believed to have walked upright is?

Australopithecus is considered the first species believed to have walked upright. Fossils of Australopithecus show evidence of bipedalism, indicating they were able to walk on two legs, which was a significant step in human evolution.

Related Questions

Was Lucy a tree climbing ape or did she walk upright?

both. she had ape-like features such as her shouders that would allow her to climb, and she had human-like feature such as her pelvis that would allow her to walk upright.


Which ape can upright walk?

the first subhuman to walk upright was Homoerectus (Upright Man).


Primates could not walk upright without?

A tail. Humans can walk upright without it because of the way our spines are curved.


Did Homo sapiens walk upright?

Homo sapiens are modern Humans. most of us walk upright, but some don't.


Can orangutans walk upright?

yea they can but they rarely do


What are animals that can stand upright called?

humans and other creatures that walk upright are called


Is Lucy human or monkey?

monkeyAnswer:Neither. Lucy is the common name of the skeleton of an individual Australopithecus afarensis. Lucy is estimated to have lived 3.2 million years ago.This hominid was significant as the skeleton shows evidence of small skull capacity akin to that of apes and of bipedal upright walk akin to that of humans. The evidence would indicate Lucy and her kin had separated from the primate branch which includes monkeys and apes but had not yet evolved into humans.


How are yahoos like humans?

Their walk upright not like a gorilla.


Humans and other humanlike creatures that walk upright?

Hominids


What is the first human species to walk upright?

Homo erectus


Does bipedal organisms walk upright on two legs?

Humans


The Skeleton of the hominid nicknamed Lucy gave anthropologists evidence that?

Upright walking evolved after large brains