Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given: The son of Lucy lived.
A
about.3.5 MYA
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B
in the same epoch as Lucy
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C
about 3 MYA
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D
both (b) and (c)
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Solution
The correct option is D both (b) and (c) Australopithecus afarensis is an extinct hominin that lived between 3.9 and 2.9 million years ago in Africa. The most famous fossil of Australopithecus is the partial skeleton named Lucy which is dated to about 3.2 million years old.