Lucy
Australopithecus afarensis
Background
Date range: 3.85 - 2.95 million years ago
Homeland: Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania (Eastern Africa)
Diet: Mostly plant based, including leaves, fruit, seeds, roots, nuts), some small vertebrates and insects
Cranial Capacity: 430 cc
Habitat: Wooded, humid environment, lived both arboreally and on the ground
Distinguishing Features: apelike face, projecting lower jaw and prominent brow ridge; curved fingers; bipedal locomotion; small canines; great sexual dimorphism (males significantly larger); larger brain size; relatively short juvenile maturation period; hyoid bone suggests a chimp like voice; small diastema present; non opposable big toes and arches in feet
