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Donald Johanson found Lucy in 1974 while he was heading back towards his camp and he looked over his right shoulder and light glinted off a bone.

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Who is Lucy the caveman?

Lucy is the oldestcaveman (woman) found of her bones (all). We believe that was she died a normal death and her bones were pushed to the bottom of the ocean and her bones were turned to stone so is now a fossil. Her bones were found in Africa. She was ape like and was believed to be very hairy. First we found only her knee and jaw but then later on we found the rest of her bones later in the years. Her bones show that she walked up right (normal for us humans)


When was Lucy the neanderthal found?

Lucy was not a Neanderthal. She was an earlier form of hominid. Lucy was an Australopithecus found in Africa, Ethiopia i believe to be exact. She is was one of the first almost complete skeletons found. she got their name from the beetles song that was playing when they found her.


What is the nickname of the hominid found by American Donald Johanson?

The nickname of the hominid found by Donald Johanson is "Lucy." Lucy is an Australopithecus afarensis fossil discovered in Ethiopia in 1974 and is one of the most significant finds in the field of paleoanthropology.


How did Lucy walk upright?

Lucy was bipedal, and her leg bones were oriented beneath her pelvis in much the same way as modern humans. We know her species was bipedal because of the footprints found at Laetoli in Tanzania, dated to 3.6 million years ago.


Who found Lucy?

Lucy, the famous Australopithecus afarensis fossil, was discovered in 1974 by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson in Hadar, Ethiopia. Lucy is an important specimen in the study of human evolution due to her completeness and age, dating back around 3.2 million years.

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Who is Lucy the caveman?

Lucy is the oldestcaveman (woman) found of her bones (all). We believe that was she died a normal death and her bones were pushed to the bottom of the ocean and her bones were turned to stone so is now a fossil. Her bones were found in Africa. She was ape like and was believed to be very hairy. First we found only her knee and jaw but then later on we found the rest of her bones later in the years. Her bones show that she walked up right (normal for us humans)


Why is Lucy considered one of the great finds of anthropology?

because they almost found all the bones in her body and she is a very old find


When was ancient Lucy found?

Lucy was found in 1974.


Where was Lucy the oldest human found?

The Lucy fossil was found in Hadar, Ethiopia.


Who found Lucy locket's pocket in the nursey rhyme?

Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it. Not a penny was there in it, but a ribbon round it.


Did Donald johanson find Lucy?

yes he found lucy(the fossil)


When was Lucy the neanderthal found?

Lucy was not a Neanderthal. She was an earlier form of hominid. Lucy was an Australopithecus found in Africa, Ethiopia i believe to be exact. She is was one of the first almost complete skeletons found. she got their name from the beetles song that was playing when they found her.


What is Lucy in social studes?

Lucy is an Australopithecus that was found in Ethiopia by Donald Johansen


Who found out bigfoot?

Lucy Baldwin


Why is there confusion if Lucy was found in Ethiopia or Tanzania?

Really it is true lucy was found only in Ethiopia.


Why was Lucy the early human named Lucy?

because the team who found Lucy was having a party for their discovery and the song that they were listening to was called "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" by the Beatles


Where are most long bones found in the body!?

Most long bones are found in the limbs.