Hominid Species Timeline
The main Hominid species (apes, humans) and their approximate relationships in time.
Australopithicus afarensis is a recently discovered Hominid species which lived in...
The Human Origins
Human evolution is the lengthy process of change by which people originated from apelike ancestors. Scientific evidence shows that the physical and behavioral traits shar...
Man's Place in Nature, Huxley
Darwin said it first, but Huxley said it best. Known as "Darwin's bulldog" for his tenacious and successful defense of evolution by natural selection, biologist T.H. Huxl...
Lucy, Australopithecus, lived 3.2 MYA
Lucy is the common name of AL 288-1, the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton discovered on November 30, 1974 by the International Afar Research Expedition (I...