Lucy (Australopithecus) - Wikipedia
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 …
Lucy's Story | Institute of Human Origins
Lucy was found by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray on November 24, 1974, at the site of Hadar in Ethiopia. They had taken a Land Rover out that day to map in another locality. After a long, …
History of the Lucy Fossil: Origin Story and Major Facts
Aug 1, 2024 · Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old early hominid, was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974 and is one of the earliest known human ancestors.
Get Facts on the Early Human Ancestor Lucy - National Geographic
Sep 20, 2006 · Perhaps the world's most famous early human ancestor, the 3.2-million-year-old ape "Lucy" was the first Australopithecus afarensis skeleton ever found, though her remains …
The Lucy Fossil’s Extraordinary Journey to Becoming an Icon ...
Nov 11, 2024 · But Lucy is just one of many hominin fossils that have come to light since Charles Darwin surmised in 1871 that humans originated in Africa. Why does she play such an …
How the 'Lucy' Fossil Rewrote the Story of Human Evolution
Nov 14, 2024 · The discovery of the Turkana Boy in 1984 by Kenyan paleontologist Kamoya Kimeu sheds new light on the physical characteristics of Homo erectus, the first known human …
'Lucy' and the origins of humans - ASU News
Aug 23, 2024 · News of Lucy’s discovery on Nov. 24, 1974, sparked a worldwide interest in human evolution and created a tremendous controversy in 1978. That’s because Lucy proved …
Australopithecus afarensis, Lucy's species | Natural History ...
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. …