A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story

Scientists studying fossils from Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have uncovered evidence of another early human species which lived ...
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New fossil study challenges human origins theory—claims Lucy might not be a direct ancestor

Lucy's position in the history of human evolution is currently being challenged. The Lucy fossil species, or Australopithecus ...
Iowa Public Radio

50 years after her discovery, Lucy's skeleton still shapes paleoanthropology

Fifty years ago today, a groundbreaking discovery was unearthed in Ethiopia, the fossilized bones of a human ancestor, and you probably already know her name... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LUCY IN THE SKY ...
Ancient Origins

Lucy May Not Be Our Direct Human Ancestor After All

Revolutionary fossil evidence from Ethiopia is challenging decades of scientific consensus about human origins. New discoveries suggest that the famous Lucy fossil, long considered a direct ancestor ...
WFAE

Donald Johanson discovered the Lucy fossil 50 years ago

Fifty years ago this weekend, there was a team of archaeologists digging in Ethiopia, looking for early fossils of human ancestors. After an uneventful morning, Donald Johanson walked back to his Land ...