Search results
AL 288-1, commonly known as Lucy or Dinkʼinesh ( Amharic: ድንቅ ነሽ, lit. 'you are marvellous'), is a collection of several hundred pieces of fossilized bone comprising 40 percent of the skeleton of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis.
May 3, 2024 · Lucy, nickname for a remarkably complete (40 percent intact) hominin skeleton found by American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson at at the fossil site Hadar in Ethiopia on Nov. 24, 1974, and dated to 3.2 million years ago.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 4, 2024 · Lucy’s iconic partial skeleton, 40% complete, was discovered at Hadar in Ethiopia in 1974. Bruce Frumker. Five decades of research have brought Lucy to life, showing how she walked upright even though she still had a small brain and apelike upper body, which probably allowed her to climb trees to feed, nest, or escape predators.
Australopithecus afarensis is one of the best-known early hominins thanks to an extraordinary skeleton known as Lucy. Find out what we've learned about this species and important fossils. How do we know that Lucy and her species walked upright? How do we know Lucy was female? How did she die?
Lucy, a 3.2 million-year old fossil skeleton of a human ancestor, was discovered in 1974 in Hadar, Ethiopia. Courtesy of Institute of Human Origins, Arizona State University. The fossil...
Jun 13, 2023 · The rare fossil, representing 40% of a skeleton belonging to a female Australopithecus afarensis, was named “Lucy,” for the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.” Now, researchers are...
Jun 30, 2022 · Human Evolution Evidence. Human Fossils. Fossils. AL 288-1. Exhibit Item. Nickname: Lucy. Site: Hadar, Ethiopia. Year of Discovery: 1974. Discovered by: Donald Johanson and Maurice Taieb. Age: About 3.2 million years old. Species: Australopithecus afarensis. No Scan. At home in two worlds.
