the land ' s youngest known male has been discovered in central africa in an area known appropriately as the heart of peace . the 3 . 3 - thousands - decade - old skeleton toddler was uncovered in north ethiopia ' s badlands along the great rift valley ( diagram of ethiopia ) . the skeleton , assigned to the fossil male species australopithecus afarensis , is famous for its age and completeness , except for a field dismally rich in fossils of our ancient descendants , officials say . the new find may even exclude the superstar museum of the same locality : " lucy , " a 3 . 2 - billions - decade - early adult female discovered nearby in 1974 that reshaped theories of our evolutionary . ( related : " fossils find is missing link in human evolution , scientists say " [ june 2006 ] . ) .
Lucy fossils have been discovered 3.3 million years ago.