Catalog no. AL 288-1
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Age 3.2 million years
Place discovered Afar Depression, Ethiopia
Date discovered November 24, 1974
Discovered by Donald Johanson Maurice Taieb Yves Coppens Tom Gray
How did the Australopithecus live?
They also had small canine teeth like all other early humans, and a body that stood on two legs and regularly walked upright. Their adaptations for living both in the trees and on the ground helped them survive for almost a million years as climate and environments changed.Jan 22, 2021
Is Lucy an ape or human?
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 are only about 40 percent complete (photo of Lucy's bones). Discovered in 1974 by paleontologist Donald C. Johanson in Hadar, Ethiopia, A.Sep 19, 2006