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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.
27 cze 2024 · A photo of Lucy’s reconstructed skeleton next to a live four-year-old girl shows how human Lucy was – and how small.
On November 24, 1974, fossils of one of the oldest known human ancestors, an Australopithecus afarensis specimen nicknamed “Lucy,” were discovered in Hadar, Ethiopia.
In the discovery of the cast, there was evidence of dental use where it shows to be prominent. Resemblances can be drawn to other cases found in South Africa, such as that of A. afarensis. [12] The specimen is a female, 1.20-1.30 meters tall, whose lower limbs are longer than its upper limbs. [13]
1 lip 2024 · This was immediately clear when scientists reconstructed her skeleton in Cleveland, Ohio. A photographer took a picture of 4-year-old Grace Latimer – who was visiting her father, Bruce Latimer, a member of the research team – standing next to Lucy.
8 lip 2024 · Footprints from Engare Sero, Tanzania. The 300 square meter site of Engare Sero, Tanzania, is the largest human fossil footprint site that has ever been discovered in Africa.
13 gru 2019 · The remains are the largest assemblage of a single hominin species yet discovered in Africa. The remains of at least 15 individuals were found in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa and announced as a new human species in 2015.
