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Did Lucy die falling from a tree?
John Kappleman shares with us what he learnt from examining, Australopithecus afarensis, Lucy鈥檚 fossilised bones. His team suggests that Lucy was most likely killed by a fatal tree fall.
(Photo: The fossil remains of Australopithecus afarensi, known as 'Lucy'. Credit: AP Photo/Houston Museum of Natural Science, Dirk Van Tuerenhout)
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