​National Fossil Day Timeline

​1974

​Lucy was born

​​Scientists found fossils of a 3.5 million-year-old female hominin (an extinct human species) and named her “Lucy.”

​1902

Proof of T-Rex ​

Researchers uncovered the first Tyrannosaurus Rex remains. ​

​1840s - 1850s​

​​Researchers discovered the Neanderthal

​Ancient human fossils were unearthed for the first time, proving the existence of the Neanderthal.