1. Lucy
AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS

2. Lucy – Oldest Hominid
 Lucy was the oldest (1) HOMINID ever
discovered.
 Hominid – a prehistoric human (2)
ANCESTOR
 She was discovered by Don Johanson in
Ethiopia in (3) 1974.
 Lucy is 3.2 million years old.

3. Naming Lucy
 She was nicknamed Lucy due to the
popularity of The Beatle’s song
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
which was a hit in 1974.
 Lucy’s real name is
Australopithecus afarensis.
 Australopithecus means (4)
“SOUTHERN APE” and she was
discovered in the Afar Triangle in
Ethiopia.

4. Lucy Facts
 40% of Lucy’s (5) BONES were
found.
 She stood three feet six inches tall.
 She weighed 65 pounds.
 She had a small brain like an ape but
she was a (5) BIPED. Biped –
walked upright on two feet.
 Lucy is so important because she is
proof of the(6) LINK between apes,
humans and their evolution.

5. Beautiful Lucy
Finding Lucy