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Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lucy_(Australopithecus_afarensis)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:fossil_specimen
gptkbp:age
about 3.2 million years
gptkbp:catalogueNumber
gptkb:AL_288-1
gptkbp:currentLocation
gptkb:National_Museum_of_Ethiopia,_Addis_Ababa
gptkbp:discoveredBy
gptkb:Donald_Johanson
gptkb:Tom_Gray
gptkbp:discoveredIn
gptkb:Hadar,_Ethiopia
1974
gptkbp:exhibits
replicas displayed worldwide
gptkbp:fossil
partial skeleton
gptkbp:height
about 1.1 meters
gptkbp:importantFor
key evidence for human evolution
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
widely covered in scientific and popular media
gptkbp:nickname
named after the Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'
gptkbp:sex
gptkb:female
gptkbp:significance
one of the oldest and most complete hominid skeletons found
gptkbp:skeletonCompleteness
about 40%
gptkbp:species
gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
gptkbp:walkingAbility
bipedal
gptkbp:weight
about 29 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:National_Museum_of_Ethiopia
gptkb:Lucy_(Australopithecus_afarensis_fossil_cast)
gptkb:Afar_Triangle
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis)