LUCY FOSSIL
Lucy fossil not coming to Smithsonian Smithsonian scientists feel certain objects, such as Lucy, are too valuable to travel and should remain in their homes, he said." Continued at "Lucy fossil not coming to Smithsonian". Famed 'Lucy' Fossil to Tour US for 6 Years Pact with Ethiopia to bring Lucy fossil to Houston It's official: Lucy, arguably the most famous fossil ever discovered, will come to Houston next year. After four years of negotiations, Other confirmed cities include Washingt. Channel: Science Tags: HOUSTON ETHIOPIA LUCY FOSSIL Little 'Lucy' fossil found Toddler hominin has arms for swinging and legs for walking. The 3.3-million-year-old bones of a female toddler from Ethiopia are telling scientists a story about the route human ancestors took from the trees to the ground. Famed 'Lucy' Fossil to Tour US for 6 Years Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - One of the world's most famous fossils - the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy skeleton unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974 - will go on display for the first time in the United States next year, and is likely to make a stop "Lucy" Fossil Tour Sparks Controversy Among US Museums The nearly 3.2-million-year-old bones will start a six-year tour of the US next year. But at least one museum is refusing to accept the display, saying the remains are too fragile to travel Famed 'Lucy' Fossil to Tour US for 6 Years Traveling with Lucy will be 190 other fossils, artifacts and relics. [Australopithecus afarensis]. Continued at "Famed 'Lucy' Fossil to Tour US for 6 Years" -------. Donald Johanson, who along with Tom Gray discovered 'Lucy' in 1974 at Little 'Lucy' fossil found BBC News' "'Lucy's baby' found in Ethiopia"; CNN's "Skeleton sheds light on ape-man species"; National Geographic News' ""Lucy's Baby" -- World's Oldest Child -- Found by Fossil Hunters"; Nature News' "Little 'Lucy' fossil found" Smithsonian Refuses to Host Lucy Fossil The museum’s refusal to display the fossil is, at least in part, in response to a 1998 resolution by the International Association for the Study of Human Paleontology resolution to keep fossils such as Lucy in their country of origin. Comment 2 Little 'Lucy' fossil found RE: fossils Fossil Find Is Missing Link in Human Evolution http://beepbeepitsme.blogspot.com/2006/09/fossil-find-is-missing-link-in-human.html Smithsonian Refuses To Exhibit Ethiopia's Fragile 'Lucy' Fossil Lucy stood roughly 3 feet 6 inches tall and weighed about 62 pounds. The bones are kept in a vault in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The fossil's name comes from the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," which was playing
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