Lucy fossil

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:species
gptkbp:advocates_for upright walking
gptkbp:age 3.2 million years
gptkbp:associated_with human evolution studies
early human ancestors
Australopithecus genus
gptkbp:body_style long arms relative to legs
small and ape-like
gptkbp:community widely studied by anthropologists.
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired books and documentaries
gptkbp:diet omnivorous
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Donald_Johanson
gptkb:Hadar,_Ethiopia
significant in anthropology
first nearly complete hominid skeleton
gptkbp:ecological_role provides insight into human evolution
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:National_Museum_of_Ethiopia
museums worldwide
tool use
gptkbp:field_of_study paleoanthropology
gptkbp:foot gptkb:Laetoli,_Tanzania
curved fingers
gptkbp:fossil_record well-preserved
partial skeleton
important for understanding human evolution
3.2 million years old
provided insights into locomotion
wooded savanna
gptkbp:genus gptkb:species
gptkbp:headcount small compared to modern humans
gptkbp:height about 3.5 feet (1.1 meters)
gptkbp:historical_debate regarding species classification
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lucy fossil
gptkbp:impact changed perceptions of human ancestry
influenced studies on human origins
gptkbp:is_bicameral pelvis and leg bones
gptkbp:is_found_in East Africa
a team of researchers
the Afar Triangle
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:AL_288-1
gptkbp:number_of_volumes about 375-500 cm³
gptkbp:related_concept other Australopithecus fossils
gptkbp:research radiometric dating
gptkbp:research_focus hominid evolution
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest and most complete hominid fossils
gptkbp:social_structure broad and short pelvis
gptkbp:species gptkb:Paranthropus_boisei
gptkb:species
gptkbp:weight approximately 65 pounds (29 kg)
gptkbp:year_created November 24, 1974