Breaking news: Scientists have discovered another human ancestor from Kenya, who is 3 million years older than Lucy from Ethiopia.
This newly discovered first human ancestor is called Millennium Man and is believed to be 7 million years old.
Here’s all you need to know about our former world’s first ancestor Lucy before this new one was discovered:
AGE:: 3.18 million years old
-SPECIES:: Australopithecus afarensis
SIZE: 1 meter tall, 30 kilograms
FAMILY: Associated with both Homo and Australopithecus, but it’s complicated
HOMETOWN: Hadar in Ethiopia; now resides at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa
LIKES: Wooded grasslands for walking upright and climbing trees to escape predators. Enjoys figs, berries, sedge grasses
KNOWN FOR: Normal human bones and skeleton; well-preserved skeleton includes jaw, ribs, pelvis, and parts of arms and legs
DISCOVERED: November 24, 1974
NAMED AFTER: A Beatles song
Former U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed during his presidency in 2015 that Ethiopia is the birthplace of humankind, stating that “every single person” on the planet shares an origin in Africa.
With this recent discovery in Kenya of a 7 million-year-old ancestor, it is now conceivable that even older ancestors, perhaps exceeding 10 million years, might be discovered in Igboland in the near future.
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