One of the oldest, best preserved and most complete hominid fossil commonly known as 'Lucy' belongs to the genus

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One of the oldest, best preserved and most complete hominid fossil commonly known as 'Lucy' belongs to the genus (A) Australopithecus (B) Oreopithecus (C) Dryopithecus (D) Pithecanthropus

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In 1981, Donald Johanson, found a 3.2 million years old skeleton of a female human ancestor. He nicknamed it Lucy. Lucy's scientific name is Australopithecus afranensis

Q. One of the oldest, best preserved and most complete hominid fossil commonly known as 'Lucy' belongs to the genus

Australopithecus

Oreopithecus

Dryopithecus

Pithecanthropus

In $1981$ , Donald Johanson, found a $3.2$ million years old skeleton of a female human ancestor. He nicknamed it Lucy. Lucy's scientific name is Australopithecus afranensis