ROMEO this Week: Lucy

ROMEO will meet on Wednesday, August 1, at the clubhouse at 10:00 AM.

This week's topic:
 
Lucy - is this fossil evidence for the evolution of man? 
Ever since Darwin published "The Origin of Species" in 1859,
paleontologists have been searching for evidence that man evolved
from an ape-like creature. The first serious fossil proposed as an
intermediate link was Neanderthal in 1856. A more recent one is Lucy
found in 1974. Heinz Lycklama has examined the evidence for half a
dozen proposed intermediate links over the years.
 
Dr. David Menton, with a PhD in Biology and experience in anatomy
at Washington University School of Medicine, has analyzed the
evidence for Lucy as an intermediate link in much detail. His analysis
of the well-known Lucy fossil is covered on a DVD that we will watch.