"How the most famous human ancestor died" Topic
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| Tango01 | 07 Sep 2016 10:44 p.m. PST |
"Lucy, the most famous fossil of a human ancestor, probably died after falling from a tree, according to a study appearing in Nature led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Lucy, a 3.18-million-year-old specimen of Australopithecus afarensis -- or "southern ape of Afar" -- is among the oldest, most complete skeletons of any adult, erect-walking human ancestor. Since her discovery in the Afar region of Ethiopia in 1974 by Arizona State University anthropologist Donald Johanson and graduate student Tom Gray, Lucy -- a terrestrial biped -- has been at the center of a vigorous debate about whether this ancient species also spent time in the trees…"
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| legatushedlius | 08 Sep 2016 3:59 a.m. PST |
Really interesting. Thanks. |
| books2thesky | 08 Sep 2016 6:22 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 08 Sep 2016 10:09 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friends!. (smile) Amicalement
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