•
Finger
and toe bones
of model are straight.
•
The hands and feet
are clearly human-
like.
Prior to the creation of this
exhibit, fossils of
A.
afarensis
had revealed
their hands and feet to be
very curved and ape-like.
J. Stern, R. Sussman, 1983. Am J. Phys.
Anthropology, 60:279-312.
The curvature of the fingers and toes of A. Afarensis were compared to other apes and humans in the following publication.
J. Stern, R. Sussman, 1983. Am J. Phys. Anthropology, 60:279-312.