Who is Lucy the Australopithecus? Five facts you probably didn't know about oldest hominin ever discovered
Lucy has been honoured with a Google Doodle on the 41st anniversary of her discovery
The 41st anniversary of the discovery of 'Lucy' has been celebrated with a Google Doodle.
'Lucy' is a collection of fossilised bones that once made up the skeleton of a hominid from the Australopithecus afarensis species. She lived in Ethiopia 3.2 million years ago.
First discovered in 1973, the discovery was remarkably 'complete' - 40 per cent of her skeleton was found intact, rather than just a handful of incomplete and damaged fossils that usually make up remains of a similar age.
Shortly after being dug up, it became apparent that Lucy was a significant find with researchers saying she belonged to a previously unknown species.
In honor of 'Lucy', here are five things you may not know about her:
After making the discovery, paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson headed back to his campsite with his team.
One of the most important things about Lucy is the way she walked. By studying her bones, in particular the structure of her knee and spine
The few clues we have about Lucy's cause of death can only ru
The skeleton of Lucy lies hidden away from the public in a specially constructed safe in the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, not far from where she was discovered.
Australopithecus afarensis may have walked upright and looked somewhat human-like, but they were much smaller than we are.
'Lucy' is a collection of fossilised bones that once made up the skeleton of a hominid from the Australopithecus afarensis species. She lived in Ethiopia 3.2 million years ago.
First discovered in 1973, the discovery was remarkably 'complete' - 40 per cent of her skeleton was found intact, rather than just a handful of incomplete and damaged fossils that usually make up remains of a similar age.
Shortly after being dug up, it became apparent that Lucy was a significant find with researchers saying she belonged to a previously unknown species.
In honor of 'Lucy', here are five things you may not know about her:
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