Lucy (Australopithecus)
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| Catalog number | AL 288-1 |
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| Common name | Lucy |
| Species | Australopithecus afarensis |
| Age | 3.2 million years |
| Place discovered | Afar Depression, Ethiopia |
| Date discovered | November 24, 1974 |
| Discovered by | Johanson and Gray[1] |
Lucy is the nickname of a fossil hominid of the species Australopithecus afarensis.[2]
'Lucy' [3] is the common name of AL 288-1. This 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton discovered on in November 1974 by the International Afar Research Expedition (in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression.
Lucy is estimated to have lived 3.2 million years ago. From her pelvis and femur it is clear that she, like other Australopithecines, was bipedal.
References [change]
- ↑ "Instutute of Human Origins". http://www.asu.edu/clas/iho/lucy.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ↑ "Lucy's legacy: Discovering our most famous ancestor". The Houston Museum of Natural Science. http://lucyexhibition.com/lucys-discovery.aspx. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- ↑ Lucy also has another (Amharic) name: dinqineš, or Dinkenesh, meaning 'You are beautiful' or 'you are wonderful'.
