3.2 million-year-old Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis), also known as AL 288-1, was found in 1974 at the site of Hadar in Ethiopia. Among those who discovered her fossilized bones is paleontologist Yves Coppens, who passed away this week at the age of 87. A year ago, in his presence, UNESCO 's collection was enriched by the Replica of Lucy offered by #Ethiopia. On this occasion, Yves Coppens explained how this discovery changed our understanding of human evolution, allowing us to realize that pr

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385 reactions · 91 shares | Google celebrates the 41st anniversary of the discovery of early human ancestor 'Lucy', whose skeleton revealed how humans evolved from apes. | The Sydney Morning Herald | Facebook

182K views · 2.2K reactions | Lucy, the famous Australopithecus, stood between modern humans and chimpanzees on the evolutionary tree—more advanced than apes but not quite human. According to Kayleigh, earlier species like Orrorin tugenensis push the timeline even further back to over 6 million years ago. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/PeJ0Rg5TB9k?si=LNznGwY2mhxwOOTL | Matt Beall Limitless | Facebook

471K views · 16K reactions | Lucy teaches a young man how to dance to win his girlfriend back -- but he falls for her instead! | I Love Lucy | Facebook