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Amazing Places, Amazing Fossils: Lucy

Season 1 Episode 3 | 4m 54s

Fossils of human ancestors from millions of years ago can be found in the rocks of Ethiopia. Paleontologist Don Johanson recounts his discovery of one iconic fossil, and the impact it had on our understanding of where we come from.

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