Australopithecus afarensis looked like a mix between modern humans and other great apes. Imagine an individual who stands around 150 centimeters (just under 5 feet) tall, with a chimp-like face ...

How Discovery of Lucy Skeleton Shaped Our Understanding of Human Evolution. Published Nov 22, 2024 at 11:14 AM EST. By . ... A sculptor's rendering of Australopithecus afarensis.

Editor's note: This article is part of a special package written for the 50th anniversary of the discovery of a 3.2 million-year-old A. afarensis fossil (AL 288-1), nicknamed "Lucy." About 3.2 ...

A sculptor's rendering of the hominid Australopithecus afarensis is displayed as part of an exhibition that includes the 3.2 million year old fossilized remains of "Lucy", the most complete ...

In her current shape, ... The 3.18 million-year-old remains of Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis, will be displayed in Europe for the first time at Prague's National Museum.