UT researchers crack 3.18 million year-old case: How did Lucy die? | 8/29/16

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Channel: FOX 7 Austin · 2016 · News & Politics

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Lucy, the most famous human ancestor, appears to have died after falling from a tree. She was a member of the Australopithecus Afarensis family, very similar to chimpanzees, but a little more human like. FOX 7's Bridget Spencer has the story.

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