“Move over, Lucy. And kiss the missing link goodbye.” October 1, 2009 / By Matt Ruff / livejournal, news clippings Scientists today announced the discovery of the oldest fossil skeleton of a human ancestor. The find reveals that our forebears underwent a previously unknown stage of evolution more than a million years before Lucy, the iconic early human ancestor specimen that walked the Earth 3.2 million years ago. [Via Research Maven]