Tag Archives: Hominidae

The Effect of Ardipithecus ramidus on Agnopithecus creationus

Image by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com via Flickr There were a stream of posts on the anthropology blogs about Ardipithecus ramidus, the 4.4 million year old fossil hominid originally discovered by a team led by Tim White in Ethiopia between 1992-1993. … Continue reading

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I Love Lucy!

Australopithecus Afarensis skeleton was discovered in 1974 near Hadar in Ethiopia, and she was nicknamed “Lucy” by the paleoanthropologists who found her. As the story goes, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by the Beatles was playing during their celebration … Continue reading

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