Australopithecus afarensis, or “Lucy” as also know, was discovered in November 1974. She was the most complete hominid skeleton that had been found in the world at that time. Being the only complete skeleton that had been found that was older than Neanderthal, she was a great discovery, particularly as she had many distinctive features putting her in a class of her own. This led many scientists to believe that “Lucy” was and is the missing …showed first 75 words of 1201 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1201 total…of A. afarensis a new type of Australopithecine has been discovered, possibly two, therefore the theories and idea that were made through “Lucy’s” discovery may not hold the same value as they once did. Only when full research has been carried out on these new fossils and finding will the scientists take one further step towards discovering the truth of mankind and find out once and for all whether “Lucy” was ‘the missing link’.