JOURNAL ARTICLE

FAMOUS SKELETONS.

  • Published In: Brainspace, 2024. P. 32 1 of 3

  • Database: Education Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Bider, Pascale 3 of 3

Abstract

This article discusses three famous skeletons that have made significant contributions to scientific understanding. The first skeleton is that of Archaeopteryx, a fossil discovered in Germany in 1861. This skeleton provided evidence that birds are descendants of dinosaurs. The second skeleton is related to the theory of Pangaea, proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912. Fossils of prehistoric reptiles found across different continents supported the idea that all continents were once fused together. The third skeleton is Lucy, a 3-million-year-old hominin discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. Lucy's skeleton showed that our ancestors were able to walk upright before the evolution of large human brains. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Brainspace. 2024/10, p32
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:22918930
  • Accession Number:179867083
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