Thursday, September 21, 2006

A long pregnancy

After five years, scientists have finally freed the bones of a human fossil that was locked in sandstone. The fossil was found in Ethopia, as was "Lucy" in 1974. The most recent fossil is the same species as Lucy and, according to Professor Spoor, gives scientists "a detailed insight into how our distant relatives grew up and behaved".

Here's how Lucy's baby looked.

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