A 3.2-million-year-old , 40 % complete fossil skeleton of an `` Australopithecus afarensis '' specimen discovered in 1974 was named `` Lucy '' because the Beatles song was being played loudly and repeatedly on a tape recorder in the camp .
A 3.2 million year-old , 40 % complete fossil skeleton of an `` Australopithecus afarensis '' specimen discovered in 1974 was named `` Lucy '' because the Beatles song was being played loudly and repeatedly on a tape recorder in the camp .