The skeleton of "Lucy's Baby" reveals that Au. afarensis

A. had no period of infant dependency.
B. was still completely arboreal.
C. was bipedal but still adapted to climbing.
D. was able to make precise stone tools.
E. was a chimpanzee ancestor.


Answer: C

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