The remains of an early hominid that lived more than 3 million years ago was discovered by an American paleoanthropologist who nicknamed her .....

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The remains of an early hominid that lived more than 3 million years ago was discovered by an American paleoanthropologist who nicknamed her ____

A	Susan
B	Donald
C	Hillary
D	Lucy

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -It was discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, at Hadar, a site in the Awash Valley of the Afar Triangle, by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Catalog no. The Lucy specimen is an early australopithecine and is dated to about 3.2 million years ago.

Detailed explanation-2: -On November 24, 1974, fossils of one of the oldest known human ancestors, an Australopithecus afarensis specimen nicknamed “Lucy, ‘’ were discovered in Hadar, Ethiopia.

Detailed explanation-3: -When and where was Lucy found? Lucy was found by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray on November 24, 1974, at the site of Hadar in Ethiopia.

Detailed explanation-4: -anamensis is the oldest unequivocal hominin, with some fossils dating from as far back as 4.2 million years ago. For years it has occupied a key position in the family tree as the lineal ancestor of Australopithecus afarensis, which is widely viewed as the ancestor of our own genus, Homo.

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