afarensis fossil (AL 288-1), nicknamed "Lucy." About 3.2 million years ago, our ancestor "Lucy" roamed what is now Ethiopia. The discovery of her fossil skeleton 50 years ago transformed our ...

Credit: university of texas, austin The study adds to the contentious debate about whether or not Lucy and her Australopithecus afarensis species -- which walked upright -- lived in and moved ...

To get a picture of how Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, moved, scientists compare fossils to the bones of modern humans, as well as to the anatomy of "knuckle-walking" primates like ...

Lucy was the name given to one of the very first ... The image featured at the top of this post is ©"Australopithecus afarensis" by Rod Waddington is licensed under BY-SA 2.0..

anamensis walked on two feet. This species includes "Lucy," the 3.2 million year old fossil found by Donald Johanson. A. afarensis' small braincases and relatively large teeth and chewing muscles ...

Taieb recognized the potential importance of the Hadar Formation, where remains of the hominin Australopithecus afarensis were found only a few years later. Lisa Winter became social media editor for ...

In 1974, the valley produced the most complete set of remains of a hominid skeleton, Australopithecus afarensis, nicknamed ‘Lucy’, dating back 3.2 million years. Afarensis has since been proved to be ...

The partially complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton Lucy, or Dinkʼinesh (Amharic: ድንቅ ነሽ, lit.“you are marvellous”) is globally iconic as a representation of early bipedalism (the ability to ...