Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Lucy

[Annalina Lennon McCartney]

Found this in my Biology book! :-))

A now-famous female skeleton dates at 3.18 (million years ago) is known worldwide by its field name, Lucy. [The name derives from the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."] Although her brain was quite small..



Haha! I read/heard about this years ago.

 

I didn't know I would find it in a textbook just by scanning through it... I've got Beatleradar!

 

• Lucy on Wikipedia
• Lucy on National Geographic

 

Why was Lucy named Lucy?

Inspired by repeated playings of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" at a celebratory party on the day the specimen was found, researchers gave it the Beatles' mod moniker.

 

[Annalina Lennon McCartney]

"The famous hominin Lucy has had a makeover, thanks to newly discovered fossils. The more-fleshed out fossil record has left Lucy looking less fleshy. Her big potbelly is gone, and scientists added a dainty arch to her foot - they think Lucy actually spent a fair bit of time walking on the ground." -Source

http://news.sciencemag.org/paleontology/2013/09/scienceshot-lucys-s...

I quite like science.

[BeatleBob]

Very Interesting!!! YES, you have Beatleradar!!!! :-)

It's Cool why they named her Lucy!! "Inspired by repeated playings of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" at a celebratory party on the day the specimen was found, researchers gave it the Beatles' mod moniker."  :-)

I Like the makeover they gave Lucy!  ;-) Lucy looks like some weird kind of runway model in this picture. LOL!! ;-)

I like science too. Thanks for all of this BeatleGirl!!! Quite Interesting!!! :-)

[BeatleBob]

Lucy has had a makeover again, 2 months later...........

[Annalina Lennon McCartney]

Omg, I forgot to comment on this! I was laughing so hard. Hahaha, Lucy's got it going on!!!

[BeatleBob]

LMAO!!!! So Glad you got a Kick out of this!!! Yes, Lucy's got it going on!! :-)