Iconic fossilLucy (Dinkʼinesh)
Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy) · AL 288-1
Found in 1974 by Donald Johanson and his team
Hadar, Afar
Museum: National Museum of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
About 40 per cent of the skeleton of a female who lived some 3.2 million years ago: a small brain, but already walking upright. She was named after the Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds', which was played over and over in the camp that evening.
Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy) →
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Sources: Wikipedia: Lucy (Australopithecus)