Dr. Owen C. Lovejoy, Kent State University (IMAGE)

Kent State University

Dr. Owen C. Lovejoy, Kent State University

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Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy, Kent State University professor of anthropology, stands next to the reconstructed skeleton of "Lucy," a near-complete fossil of a human ancestor that walked upright more than three million years ago. In October 2009, a team of researchers including Lovejoy unveiled research findings of a skeleton older than "Lucy," nicknamed "Ardi." "Ardi" has been named the Breakthrough of the Year.

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