[SunkenCiv]

An ancient jawbone, above, was recently found in Africa's fossil-rich Afar region, just 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of the spot where the famed skeleton of "Lucy," an early human ancestor, was unearthed in 1974. The bone, which is at least 3.5 million years old, may spark further debate about how many types of human ancestors roamed East Africa at once. Photograph courtesy Cleveland Museum of Natural History/Handout/REUTERS

[SunkenCiv]

Ancient fossils fill gap in early human evolution
Yahoo | 4/12/06 | Patricia Reaney
Posted on 04/12/2006 3:21:23 PM EDT by Sofa King
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1613922/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Australopithecus anamensis site:freerepublic.com

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[SunkenCiv]

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[LiteKeeper]

the famed skeleton of "Lucy" -- early human ancestor who lived 3.2 million years ago

Wrong! It has been clearly demonstrated that "Lucy" is not a human ancestor!

[mtbopfuyn]

When they invent time travel, remind me that dentistry would be a good paying profession.

[sageb1]

Ricky?

[shekkian]

I suppose they’re going to try to determine every intimate detail of this dude’s society, from music to architecture, based on this one mandible.

[Tribune7]

Jawbones from an early human ancestor

If it's from a Democrat it could prove the story of Samson.

[tet68]

Pretty gnarly molars there, the canines seem to be missing though.

[editor-surveyor]

That’s a lovely picture of a monkey mouth there; certainly not in any way human, by any contortion of the imagination.

[Elsie]

Ancient Jawbone Could Shake Up Fossil Record [ Australopithecus anamensis ]

Or not....

[taxesareforever]

Front teeth appear to be gone. Might have been a cob of corn eater.