Most famous fossils of human relatives

What 'Lucy,' One of the World's Most Important Fossils, Has Taught Scientists in the 50 Years Since Her Discovery
About 3.2 million years ago, among the prehistoric forests of what is now Ethiopia, a small human was folded into the fossil record. No one knows for sure what killed them. Perhaps it was a fall from a tree.
From 'Lucy' to the 'Hobbits': The most famous fossils of human relatives
Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our evolutionary history.
Lucy's Legacy: 50 Years On, The Fossil That Changed Our Understanding Of Human Evolution
Lucy has and continues to play a fundamental role in our understanding of our ancient ancestors and how we evolved.
How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans
It has been 50 years since archaeologists discovered Lucy, perhaps the most famous ancient hominin ever found. But the scientists who have studied her say that this fossil gave us a misleading image o
After 50 Years, Scientists Still Love Lucy
Paleoanthropologists have learned a lot about Lucy, the world’s most famous hominin fossil, since she was discovered in 1974. And her fossils are still yielding new insights
Stunning Discovery of ‘Lucy’ Fossil Revealed Humans Were Walking On Feet 3.2 Million Years Ago
Stunning Discovery of ‘Lucy’ Fossil Revealed Humans Were Walking On Feet 3.2 Million Years Ago Experts find human evolution a complicated subject. Over the years, with discoveries worldwide, the subject of evolution has garnered more clarity.
How Discovery of Lucy Skeleton Shaped Our Understanding of Human Evolution
The 3.2-million-year-old fossil, discovered 50 years ago, is considered to be one of the most significant early hominin ...
Meet Lucy, the celebrity of fossils, who changed our view of evolution
A collection of 3-million-year-old bones unearthed 50 years ago in Ethiopia changed our understanding of human origins.
Lucy's last day: What the iconic fossil reveals about our ancient ancestor's last hours
Fifty years after a fossil skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis was unearthed in Ethiopia, we know so much more about how ...
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Ancient human ancestor Lucy was not alone — she lived alongside at least 4 other proto-human species, emerging research suggests
Lucy lived in a wide range of habitats from northern Ethiopia to northern Kenya. Researchers now believe she wasn't the only ...
The Whole Story of How Humans Evolved From Great Apes
The picture of human evolution has changed repeatedly and dramatically over the past half century, shaped by waves of new ...
Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy, it’s time to ‘decolonise paleoanthropology’ says leading Ethiopian fossil expert – podcast
Yohannes Haile-Selassie is responsible for some of the most remarkable ancient human fossil discoveries in his home country.
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READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part Two
Reportedly, Dr. Johanson returned to camp in 1974 with some of Lucy’s fossilized remains, and as team celebrated, someone ...