article_snippet: It is the supermodel look that many people aspire too, but it seems our  ancestors may have naturally had waif-like hips and thin legs.
article_snippet: According to research led by anthropologists at the University of Missouri, these early Homo species far thinner narrow pelvises and thigh bones compared to our own species, Homo sapien and another extinct human species Homo erectus.
article_snippet: Their hip joints, however, were very similar to modern humans - unlike in chimpanzees where the hip is much flatter and higher than in humans.
article_snippet: This would have given these early humans an upright posture but with narrow hips and spindly legs.
article_snippet: Professor Ward said: 'This new specimen has a hip joint like all other Homo species, but This new specimen also has a thinner pelvis and thighbone compared to Homo erectus. '
highlights_snippet: The fossil femur and pelvis are far narrower than those of modern humans .
  
highlights_snippet: This suggests our  ancestors had thinner legs and hips than Homo sapiens .
  