Lucy (Australopithecus fossil)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lucy_(Australopithecus_fossil)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fossil specimen
gptkbp:age about 3.2 million years
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:AL_288-1
gptkbp:cranialCapacity about 375 to 500 cc
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:National_Museum_of_Ethiopia,_Addis_Ababa
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Donald_Johanson
gptkb:Tom_Gray
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Hadar,_Ethiopia
1974
gptkbp:height about 1.1 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lucy (Australopithecus fossil)
gptkbp:importantFor key evidence for human evolution
gptkbp:limbProportions long arms relative to legs
gptkbp:mediaAppearance featured in documentaries and museum exhibits
gptkbp:nickname named after the Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'
gptkbp:notableFor bipedalism
gptkbp:pelvisStructure adapted for upright walking
gptkbp:sex female
gptkbp:skeletalCompleteness about 40%
gptkbp:species gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
gptkbp:teeth small canine teeth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lucy_mission_(NASA)
gptkb:Lucy_mission
gptkb:Lucy_spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6