Height and weight evolved at different speeds in the bodies of our ancestors

(University of Cambridge) The largest study to date of body sizes over millions of years finds a 'pulse and stasis' pattern to hominin evolution, with surges of growth in stature and bulk occurring at different times. At one stage, our ancestors got taller around a million years before body mass caught up.

from EurekAlert! - Archaeology http://ift.tt/2AknjuS