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It was discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, at Hadar, a site in the Awash Valley of the Afar Triangle, by Donald Johanson, a paleoanthropologist of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Lucy is an early australopithecine and is dated to about 3.2 million years ago.
Lucy was found by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray on November 24, 1974, at the site of Hadar in Ethiopia. Lucy's Story. Learn about how IHO is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Lucy's discovery! Table of Contents. When and where was Lucy found? How did Lucy get her name? How do we know she was a hominid? How do we know Lucy walked upright?
13 cze 2023 · Researchers have digitally reconstructed the leg muscles of an ancient human ancestor that lived 3.2 million years ago, revealing they could stand and walk upright like modern humans.
15 paź 2024 · When Lucy was discovered 50 years ago, she was the oldest, most complete early member of the human family that had ever been found, with 47 bones representing 40 percent of the skeleton.
4 kwi 2024 · For the first 20 years after Lucy’s discovery, her species was the oldest known member of the human family. A. afarensis was “the only game in town” between 3 million and 4 million years ago, says Carol Ward, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Missouri.
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?
20 wrz 2006 · Get the basics on the first known Australopithecus afarensis why she's important, how a pop song provided her name, and whether she's really the mother of Lucy's baby.
