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Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

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Donald Johnson had discovered an Australopithecus afarensis in Ethiopia during the year of 1974. Later to be named Lucy, this ape ended up being the, oldest potential ancestor for the hominid species, according to BBC. According to PBS, before her discovery, scientists had rationalized that the main trait that separated humans from apes was intelligence. This was based on the cranial capacity of the skull. Perhaps Lucy developed human-like features to hunt for food or possibly even to look over tall grass. The inquiry of how she came to develop human like features is still not fully answered. National Geography provided important facts about Lucy. Lucy received her name from the Beatles’ song, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” because it was

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