The Primate Perspective helps us recognize that ... species and enhance our long-term survival prospects. (Photo of Lucy reproduction at the Institute of Human Origins) Source: Guy P.

Lucy, formally known as A.L. 288-1 ... a fossil would be found of a human more apelike, or an ape more humanlike than had been found by anyone,” recalled Johanson, now a paleoanthropologist ...

"Lucy" -- named for the Beatles song "Lucy in ... indicate that she probably had a rather large belly, like a modern ape, reflecting an adaptation to a relatively low-quality, high-bulk diet.

But Lucy and other fossil finds reveal that more than 3 million years ago, a relatively small-brained, ape-faced human ancestor walked steadily on two feet. To get a picture of how Lucy's species ...

Today, Lucy is an important touchstone in human evolution because she lived 3.2 million years ago, evolutionarily halfway between our ape ancestors and us. But Lucy is just one of many famous ...

The Anthropology department at Edmonds College is hosting two free open houses for the public on Friday, Feb. 28, and Friday, March. 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 ...