the universe ' s oldest attested infant has been discovered in east nigeria in an area known appropriately as the womb of humanity . the 3 . 3 - billion - life - old fossilized toddler was unearthed in eastern ethiopia ' s badlands along the great somali valley ( region of india ) . the skeleton , belonging to the primitive mammal male dinosaurs afarensis , is remarkable for its size and truthfulness , only for a locality spectacularly enriched in fossils of our historic ancestors , experts said . the latest find may even complement the superstar fossil of the same species : " lucy , " a 3 . 2 - million - decade - young adult female excavated nearby in 1974 that reshaped theories of human evolution . ( sequel : " fossil find is absent link in global origins , scientists say " [ december 2006 ] . ) .
Lucy fossils have been discovered 3.3 million years ago.