Australopithecus afarensis Skeleton, "Lucy" (Replica)

“Lucy” dates to 3.2 MYA. She was discovered in 1974 in Hadar, Ethiopia. She is generally believed to be the oldest discovered ancestor to modern Homo sapiens. “Lucy” stood at only 3 ½ feet tall even though she was a mature Australopithecus afarensis. Her jaw shows features of both apes and early hominids, the shape showing similarity to some apes, with large front teeth and parallel-sided tooth rows, and the size of the canines being intermediate between apes and later hominids. The brain capacity was small, but the pelvis shape and size indicates bipedalism. This added to the evidence that bipedalism preceeded an increase in brain size in ancient hominids

This disarticulated skeleton comes with a numbered photo to help identify the parts Size: Age: 3.2 million years old

This museum quality replica is cast from an exactingly-produced sculpture, based on photographs, descriptions and precise measurements of original fossils.

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