Based on the fossilized teeth and bones of infant and juvenile hominins, we know that hominins like Lucy developed faster than humans, but more slowly than chimpanzees. Therefore, scientists have suggested that Lucy was between 12 and 18 years old when she died.
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Lucy · Australopithecus afarensis · 3.2 million years · Afar Depression, Ethiopia · November 24, 1974; 49 years ago (1974-11-24).
Aug 30, 2016 · How did Lucy, our early human ancestor, die 3 million years ago? ; Ethiopia Lucy skeleton national museum. ENNY VAUGHAN/AFP/Getty Images ; A ...
Hominidae encompasses all species originating after the human/African ape ancestral split, leading to and including all species of Australopithecus and Homo.
Aug 29, 2016 · ... old hominin died when she fell from a tree ... Australopithecus afarensis — our ancient ancestor and bridge to the ape world. ... Lucy died after ...
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Did Lucy, Famed Human Ancestor, Die After Falling From a Tree?
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Aug 30, 2016 · A sculptor's rendering of the hominid Australopithecus afarensis is displayed as part of an exhibition that. The discovery of Lucy's partial ...
Aug 29, 2016 · Her species, Australopithecus afarensis, shows signs of having walked upright on the ground and had lost her ancestors' ape-like, grasping ...
Aug 29, 2016 · ... Australopithecus afarensis, still spent in the trees. Although Lucy had a brain and body the size of a large chimp—and probably slept in a ...
One day during the Pliocene Epoch, a young adult ape died in the Awash Valley of East Africa. She was soon forgotten, and wouldn't be seen again for 3.2 ...