Australopithecus afarensis
Item
Title
Australopithecus afarensis
Description
About 40 percent of full skeleton, including bones from cranium, ulna, femur, ribs, mandible
Sequence Number
9
Room Number
2012
Cabinet Identifier
Cabinet B
Drawer-Shelf Identifier
1
Course Information
Arch 245
Notes on Specimen
Known as "Lucy," provides evidence that bipedalism predated increased brain size
Specimen ID
AL 288-1
Species
Australopithecus afarensis
Site Name
Afar Depression
Estimated Date
3.2 mya
Site Location
Ethiopia
Date of Discovery
1974
Number of Items
1
Age
Adult
Sex
Female
Elements Present
Cranium and mandible