Contested Bones

New fossil discoveries are being made all the time. These new finding are often promoted to the world as compelling evidence for ape-to-man evolution. Meanwhile, the experts in the field dispute almost every major claim that is made, including the ancestral status of “Lucy” and the latest findings. Unfortunately, the full controversy is not being widely communicated to students and the general public. Does the fossil record actually reveal an ape-to-man progression? Why haven’t we been told the full story of these hotly contested bones?