Fossil hominid skeleton Australopithecus afarensis known as 'Lucy' (AL 288-1). Lucy was part of a rich find of fossils made in the Afar region of Ethi
Fossil hominid skeleton Australopithecus afarensis known as 'Lucy' (AL 288-1). Lucy was part of a rich find of fossils made in the Afar region of Ethiopia between 1973 & 1977. She dates from million years ago & is widely accepted as the earliest link in the human record. The remains comprise 40% of the entire skeleton and include skull fragments, a mandible, most of the left & right arm, vertebrae, rib fragments, sacrum, left pelvic bone, left thigh & right lower leg. The form of the pelvic bones showed her to be female, erupted wisdom teeth suggested she was 20 years old & the thighbone indicated she was small, between 107 and 122 centimetres (4 feet) tall.
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