- Institute of Human Origins: Lucy FAQ
Answers a number of questions about the ancient hominid skeleton: When and where was Lucy found? How do we know she was a hominid? How do we know Lucy walked upright? How old is Lucy?
www.asu.edu/clas/iho/lucy.html
- Australopithecus afarensis: The Story of Lucy
Provides information about the diet, skeleture, and social behavior of Australopithicus afarensis, the hominids that lived from approximately 4 to 2.7 million years ago along the northern Rift valley of east Africa.
www.wsu.edu:8001/vwsu/gened/learn-modules/top_longfor/timeline/afarensis/af...
- Wikipedia: Australopithecus afarensis
Article about the hominid which lived between 3.9 to 3 million years ago belonging to the genus Australopithecus.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis
- Archaeology.Info: Australopithecus afarensis
Outlines the diagnostic features of the species A. afarensis, one of the better known australopithecines represented by the famous fossil Lucy.
www.archaeologyinfo.com/australopithecusafarensis.htm
- Human Ancestors Hall: Austalopithecus afarensis
Includes images of skull, jaw, and other bone fragments attributed to Australopithecus afarensis, the long-lived species that may have given rise to the several lineages of early human.
www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/ha/afar.html
- Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy)
Facts about the ancient hominid skeleton discovered in Ethiopia, known informally as Lucy and formally as AL-288-1.
www.anthro4n6.net/lucy
- National Geographic: Lucy's Baby - World's Oldest Child
Read about the archaeological discovery of Lucy's Baby, a primitive human child fossil found in East Africa in the Cradle of Humanity, the same area where another human fossil, Lucy, was discovered in 1972.
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060920-lucys-baby.html
- Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia
The exhibit, Lucy's Legacy, introduces the incredible five million-year history of Ethiopia, known as the Cradle of Mankind. International tour of the famous Australopithecus aferensis fossil know as Lucy.
lucyexhibition.com
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