AL 288-1 fossil remains
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AL 288-1 fossil remains are the partial skeleton of an adult female Australopithecus afarensis, famously nicknamed "Lucy," which has become one of the most important and iconic discoveries in human evolution research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| AL 288-1 fossil remains canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9674116 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AL 288-1 fossil remains Context triple: [Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis cast), basedOn, AL 288-1 fossil remains]
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A.
El Fósil paleontological site
El Fósil paleontological site is a renowned fossil locality in Colombia famous for its exceptionally well-preserved marine reptile fossils, including a nearly complete Kronosaurus skeleton.
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B.
Iguanodon fossils
Iguanodon fossils are remains of a large, early Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaur notable for its thumb spikes and importance in the early study of dinosaur evolution.
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C.
Turkana Boy fossil
The Turkana Boy fossil is an exceptionally well-preserved nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus (or Homo ergaster) youth from about 1.6 million years ago that has provided crucial insights into early human growth and anatomy.
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D.
U-Dig Fossils area
U-Dig Fossils area is a commercial trilobite quarry in Utah where visitors can dig for and collect their own fossils.
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E.
Hettange-Grande Formation
The Hettange-Grande Formation is an Early Jurassic (Hettangian) sedimentary rock unit in northeastern France that serves as the global stratotype (type section) for the base of the Jurassic System.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AL 288-1 fossil remains Target entity description: AL 288-1 fossil remains are the partial skeleton of an adult female Australopithecus afarensis, famously nicknamed "Lucy," which has become one of the most important and iconic discoveries in human evolution research.
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A.
El Fósil paleontological site
El Fósil paleontological site is a renowned fossil locality in Colombia famous for its exceptionally well-preserved marine reptile fossils, including a nearly complete Kronosaurus skeleton.
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B.
Iguanodon fossils
Iguanodon fossils are remains of a large, early Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaur notable for its thumb spikes and importance in the early study of dinosaur evolution.
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C.
Turkana Boy fossil
The Turkana Boy fossil is an exceptionally well-preserved nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus (or Homo ergaster) youth from about 1.6 million years ago that has provided crucial insights into early human growth and anatomy.
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D.
U-Dig Fossils area
U-Dig Fossils area is a commercial trilobite quarry in Utah where visitors can dig for and collect their own fossils.
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E.
Hettange-Grande Formation
The Hettange-Grande Formation is an Early Jurassic (Hettangian) sedimentary rock unit in northeastern France that serves as the global stratotype (type section) for the base of the Jurassic System.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fossil specimen
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hominin fossil ⓘ partial skeleton ⓘ |
| bodyHeightEstimate |
about 105 centimeters
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about 3 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| bodyMassEstimate |
about 28 kilograms
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about 62 pounds ⓘ |
| brainVolumeEstimate | about 400 cubic centimeters ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | AL 288-1 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Donald Johanson
NERFINISHED
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International Afar Research Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredOn | 1974-11-24 ⓘ |
| discoveryCountry |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryLocalityCode | AL 288 ⓘ |
| discoveryRegion | Afar Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Hadar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedAgeAtDeath |
about 12 years
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young adult ⓘ |
| estimatedGeologicalAge | about 3.2 million years ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
human evolution
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paleoanthropology ⓘ |
| geologicalEpoch | Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holotypeOf | Australopithecus afarensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceInField |
iconic fossil in human evolution research
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key evidence for early hominin bipedalism ⓘ |
| includesElement |
femur
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foot bones ⓘ hand bones ⓘ humerus ⓘ mandible fragments ⓘ pelvis ⓘ radius ⓘ ribs ⓘ sacrum ⓘ skull fragments ⓘ tibia ⓘ ulna ⓘ vertebrae ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | partial skeleton ⓘ |
| repository | National Museum of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repositoryCity | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sex | female ⓘ |
| showsTrait |
bipedal locomotion
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curved finger bones ⓘ pelvis adapted for bipedalism ⓘ relatively small braincase ⓘ valgus knee ⓘ |
| skeletonCompleteness | about 40 percent of skeleton ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit | Hadar Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxon | Australopithecus afarensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: AL 288-1 fossil remains Description of subject: AL 288-1 fossil remains are the partial skeleton of an adult female Australopithecus afarensis, famously nicknamed "Lucy," which has become one of the most important and iconic discoveries in human evolution research.
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