Lucy's Baby, an Important Australopithecus Afarensis Fossil from Northern Ethiopia

question 30

Multiple Choice

Lucy's baby, an important Australopithecus afarensis fossil from northern Ethiopia, includes a complete skull, mandible, and face. What is an important outcome of this find?

• A) It indicates that A.afarensishad a prolonged childhood period of slow brain growth.
• B) It has a human-like skull and upper body, unlike Lucy.
• C) It is the first fossil hominid child found alongside its mother.
• D) Lucy's baby has a large cranial capacity but was not bipedal, drawing into question how these traits develop in childhood.
• E) It sheds light on growth processes in human ancestors, including brain and dental development.

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