The australopithecine specimen known as 'Lucy' is approximately 3 million years old.
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- New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/australopithecus-afarensis-lucy-species.html (nhm.ac.uk)
- https://iho.asu.edu/aboutLucy (iho.asu.edu)
- https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/dating (humanorigins.si.edu)
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lucy-australopithecus-turns-41-180957384/ (smithsonianmag.com)
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