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Looking Back on 40 Years of Lucy
Nov 25, 2014
Paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson discusses the milestone discovery of Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis fossil in Ethiopia in 1974, revolutionizing the study of human origins.
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- Lucy's discovery reshaped understanding of human origins.
- Johansson's perspective revolutionized paleoanthropology research.
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Discovery of Lucy Fossil by Donald Johansson
Donald Johansson discovered the famous Lucy fossil in Ethiopia in 1974, marking a significant milestone in paleoanthropology. While out in the field with a graduate student, Johansson stumbled upon a piece of elbow bone that he identified as belonging to a human ancestor, leading to the excavation of 40% of Lucy's skeleton. This discovery broke the 3 million-year time barrier and eventually led to the identification of a new species, Australopithecus afarensis.
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