AL 288-1 fossil remains
E814011
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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AL 288-1 | 0 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fossil specimen
ⓘ
hominin fossil ⓘ partial skeleton ⓘ |
| bodyHeightEstimate |
about 105 centimeters
ⓘ
about 3 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| bodyMassEstimate |
about 28 kilograms
ⓘ
about 62 pounds ⓘ |
| brainVolumeEstimate | about 400 cubic centimeters ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | AL 288-1 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Donald Johanson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Afar Research Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredOn | 1974-11-24 ⓘ |
| discoveryCountry |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryLocalityCode | AL 288 ⓘ |
| discoveryRegion | Afar Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Hadar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedAgeAtDeath |
about 12 years
ⓘ
young adult ⓘ |
| estimatedGeologicalAge | about 3.2 million years ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
human evolution
ⓘ
paleoanthropology ⓘ |
| geologicalEpoch | Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holotypeOf | Australopithecus afarensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceInField |
iconic fossil in human evolution research
ⓘ
key evidence for early hominin bipedalism ⓘ |
| includesElement |
femur
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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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