AL 288-1, commonly known as Lucy or Dinkʼinesh (Amharic: ድንቅ ነሽ, lit. 'you are marvellous'), is a collection of several hundred pieces of fossilized bone comprising 40 percent of the skeleton of a …

Australopithecus afarensis is one of the best-known early hominins thanks to an extraordinary skeleton known as Lucy. Find out what we've learned about this species and important fossils.

Evidence now strongly suggests that the Hadar material, as well as fossils from elsewhere in East Africa from the same time period, belong to a single, sexually dimorphic species known as Australopithecus …

May 9, 2025 · Lucy, the 3.2-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, remains a cornerstone of human evolutionary studies. Her discovery illuminated the origins of bipedalism, reshaped the …

Nov 24, 2024 · But perhaps the most famous specimen is Lucy, who walked on two legs just like we do. Fifty years ago today, on November 24, 1974, Lucy—the first identified individual of the species now …

Nov 28, 2025 · Lucy, nickname for a remarkably complete (40 percent intact) hominin skeleton found by American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson at at the fossil site Hadar in Ethiopia on Nov. 24, …

Dec 24, 2025 · The stunningly complete fossil was nicknamed "Lucy." And her remarkable species, Australopithecus afarensis, may have been our direct ancestor.

Aug 1, 2025 · Australopithecus afarensis, Lucy’s species, lived between 3.9 and 2.9 million years ago, straddling the line between ape and human. Her brain was small—about 375 to 500 cubic …

Nov 26, 2024 · “Lucy is one of the first celebrity fossils. Everyone knows, and loves, Lucy,” says science historian Lydia Pyne.

Nov 22, 2024 · They consist of fossilised dental remains, skull fragments, parts of the pelvis and femur that make up the world's most famous Australopithecus afarensis, Lucy.