anamensis is the oldest known member of ... we had a big gap between the earliest-known human ancestors, which are about 6 million years old, and species like "Lucy", which are two to three ...

New human-like species However ... open image in gallery A copy of Lucy's skeleton, displayed in the Musee de l'Homme in Paris (PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images) However, the real skeleton ...

Lucy's remains make up one of the most complete and oldest fossil skeletons from any pre-human species ... was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. CT scan images of her bones suggest Lucy may have ...

Suddenly, Lucy was the oldest ancient human predecessor ever found, and she had been kept remarkably intact — at least 40% of her skeleton was still in place. The female hominid whose ancient ...

Bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of 'Lucy' displayed at the National Museum of Ethiopia. She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of ...

Scientists uncovered the oldest known fossil evidence of ... The most famous example of those human ancestors is the skeleton of Lucy, found in northeastern Africa in 1974 by ASU researcher ...

She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the remarkable remains continue to yield theories and questions. In a non ...

Lucy walked on two legs and is thought to have died aged between 11 and 13 -- considered an adult for this species. She was believed to be the oldest human ancestor found until the discovery of ...

"I realized this was part of a skeleton that was older than 3 million years." Source: YouTube Suddenly, Lucy was the oldest ancient human predecessor ever found, and she had been kept remarkably ...