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Lucy is an early man fossil. She is part of Australopithecus Afarensis. She was named Lucy, because when she was found, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by The Beatles was playing.

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The most famous Austraolopithecus fossil is nicknamed?

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About how old was the famous fossil Lucy?

Australopithecus afarenis lived about 3.5 million years ago.


What was the australopithecus nickname as?

A famous name of an australopithicus is 'Lucy', discovered by Tom Gray and Donald Johanson. The name arrived from their celebrating, they listened to 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' so they decided to name the australopithicus Lucy.


What does Lucy have to do with Africa and science?

Lucy was not a person (if that's what your thinking), but the first fossil of the early humans (cavemen). The fossil was found in Africa and fossils have a lot to do with science. The reason why they (or the one person who found the fossil) named the fossil Lucy was probably because the fossil was a girl. But out of all the girl names why would they name it Lucy? That's their decision.


Did Donald johanson find Lucy?

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Who discovered Lucy the Australopithecene?

Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis specimen, was discovered by Donald Johanson and his team in Hadar, Ethiopia in 1974. Lucy is one of the most famous and significant fossil discoveries in paleoanthropology due to her age and completeness.


Why was the 3.2 million year old hominid fossil in Hadar called Lucy?

The name "Lucy" is supposedly inspired by the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" a track which the team who found the fossil were listening to on the evening of the discovery.


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Name fossil that was found by Donald Johanson?

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