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Research Reveals Iconic Ancient Fossil ‘Lucy’ Last Hours on Earth, Suggest She Was in Danger and Not Alone
Paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and his team on the International Afar Research Expedition unearthed the skeleton of a completed fossil, which was nicknamed “Lucy” after the Beatles song ...
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50 years after her discovery, Lucy's skeleton still shapes paleoanthropology
Lucy, named for The Beatles' song that was playing during the expedition. Lucy was the oldest and most complete skeleton of the human ancestor Australopithecus, when she was discovered half a ...
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Arizona State paleontologist talks about 50-year anniversary of his Lucy skeleton discovery
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Fifty years ago, Arizona State Professor Donald Johanson discovered the Lucy fossil skeleton—dated at over 3 million years old. The finding has been revolutionary for ...
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Meet Lucy, the celebrity of fossils, who changed our view of evolution
Many ancient human ancestors are known from fragments. But about 40 percent of Lucy’s skeleton was recovered, an extraordinary amount for a fossil of this age, which gave the public a way to ...
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Finding Lucy:
What was the crucial change that set us on the path to becoming human? Our big brains, with their capacity for language and making complex tools, set us apart from other animals. Our ability to ...
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50th Anniversary of the Discovery of Lucy Marred by New Revelations
Dr. Donald Johanson who discovered the famous Lucy skeleton gave false information about the associated footprints, the knee joint, and the pelvis of Lucy. HADAR ...