Hi! My name is Lucy. I had been asleep for 3.5 million years in "Afar Highland" in Ethiopia until a team of archaeologists from America and France awoke me in 1974. And then I became so famous. I was just 52 bones when they found me. This portrait shows my restored form. My eyes are sexy, aren't they?
I was named Lucy after a song by THE BEATLES, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", which was very popular among the team of archaeologists at that time. My real name is Australopithecus afarensis. I would like to be able to say that I am the oldest ancestor of human beings, but there is a reason why I can't say that proudly. Do you know why? If you want to find out, see the page on "Lucy's daughter"
I will show you the data on my body, which anthropologists throughout the world keep an eye on. But listen, I won't tell you my vital statistics!

[Height]:    about 1 m
[Weight]:    about 27 kg
[Locomotion]:    Perfect bipedal
[Characteristics of face]:  a projecting mouth, a low forehead, and protrusions above the eyes. big molars and false molars.
[Characteristics of body]:  strong upper half of the body, long arms, small head
[Language]: Although Australopithecus afarensis didn't have a syllabic language like modern man, quite complicated communication was possible through tone and loudness of the voice, roaring and gestures.  
Later I will introduce you to my friends

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