AL 288-1
E814010
AL 288-1 is the fossilized partial skeleton of an adult female Australopithecus afarensis, famously nicknamed "Lucy," and is one of the most important early hominin discoveries for understanding human evolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australopithecus afarensis specimen
ⓘ
fossil specimen ⓘ hominin fossil ⓘ |
| ageClass | adult ⓘ |
| approximateAgeInMillionsOfYears | 3.2 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | AL 288-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Hadar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Donald Johanson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Afar Research Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInCountry | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInRegion | Afar Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1974-11-24 ⓘ |
| estimatedAgeRangeInMillionsOfYears | 3.18–3.22 ⓘ |
| estimatedBodyMassInKilograms | 27 ⓘ |
| estimatedStatureInCentimeters | 110 ⓘ |
| estimatedStatureInMeters | 1.1 ⓘ |
| formation | Hadar Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
iconic fossil in paleoanthropology
ⓘ
one of the most complete early hominin skeletons known ⓘ |
| importantFor |
reconstructing Australopithecus afarensis anatomy
ⓘ
understanding early hominin morphology ⓘ understanding evolution of bipedalism ⓘ |
| partOf | Afar Triangle fossil assemblage ⓘ |
| preserves |
femur
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foot bones ⓘ hand bones ⓘ humerus ⓘ mandible fragments ⓘ pelvis ⓘ radius ⓘ ribs ⓘ skull fragments ⓘ tibia ⓘ ulna ⓘ vertebrae ⓘ |
| sex | female ⓘ |
| showsEvidenceOf |
arboreal adaptations
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curved finger bones ⓘ habitual bipedalism ⓘ humanlike pelvis ⓘ valgus knee ⓘ |
| skeletalCompleteness | about 40 percent of skeleton ⓘ |
| storedAt | National Museum of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storedInCity | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphicMember | Kada Hadar Member NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxon | Australopithecus afarensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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