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| Title: | Familiar Fossils - Lovely Lucy |
| Authors: | Datta, Sukanya |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Almost everyone has heard
about fossils—
those relics of time long
past that
scientists keep digging up
in exotic lands.
However, fossils are not
exactly dinner
table conversation
material in terms of
familiarity although there
are some special
fossils to which
affectionate nicknames have
become attached.
The word fossil comes from
the Latin
word fossilis, which means, “dug up.” A
fossil is defined as a
remnant or trace of
an organism of a past
geologic age. It may
be a skeleton or even an
imprint, embedded
and preserved in the Earth’s
crust.
One of the most celebrated
fossils is
Lucy! Ethiopians call her “Dinkenesh”
(You
are beautiful)…and
she is. |
| Page(s): | 55 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| Source: | SR Vol.48(01) [January 2011]
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