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Lucy was found by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray on the November 24, 1974, at the site of Hadar in Ethiopia. They had taken a Land Rover out that day to map in another locality. After a long, hot morning of mapping and surveying for fossils, they decided to head back to the vehicle. Johanson suggested taking an alternate route back to the Land Rover, through a nearby gully. Within moments, he spotted a right proximal ulna (forearm bone) and quickly identified it as a hominid. Shortly thereafter, he saw an occipital (skull) bone, then a femur, some ribs, a pelvis, and the lower jaw. Two weeks later, after many hours of excavation, screening, and sorting, several hundred fragments of bone had been recovered, representing 40 percent of a single hominid skeleton.
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Who found the hominid called Lucy?
Donald Johanson
Who discovered Lucy the Australopithecene?
Lucy was discovered by Donald Johanson. He found 40% of the skeleton and then named it Lucy.
Is Donald Johanson dead?
yes, he is DEAD!
What was important about Donald Johanson's discovery of Lucy in 1974?
it proved that hominids lived in East Africa 5,000 years ago.
What is the name of the earliest humanlike creatures that lived in Africa three to four million years ago?
Australopithecus Afarensis......The first on found from that group is a female named Lucy a paleoanthropologist named Donald Johanson found her.
Did Donald johanson find Lucy?
yes he found lucy(the fossil)
What did Donald Johanson do?
Donald Johanson Discovered The Australopithecus Afarensis That He Named "Lucy" After The Song By The Beatles
Who found Lucy?
Lucy, the famous Australopithecus afarensis fossil, was discovered in 1974 by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson in Hadar, Ethiopia. Lucy is an important specimen in the study of human evolution due to her completeness and age, dating back around 3.2 million years.
Name fossil that was found by Donald Johanson?
Lucy.
Donald johanson's famous discovery- Lucy?
Was in 1974
Who found the hominid called Lucy?
Donald Johanson
What type of scientist found Lucy?
Donald Johanson.
Who is Donald johanson?
donald johanson is a guy that found an Australopithecus afarensis a.k.a Lucy the fossil was 3.18 million years old
What is the nickname of the hominid found by American Donald Johanson?
The nickname of the hominid found by Donald Johanson is "Lucy." Lucy is an Australopithecus afarensis fossil discovered in Ethiopia in 1974 and is one of the most significant finds in the field of paleoanthropology.
Who discovered Lucy the Australopithecene?
Lucy was discovered by Donald Johanson. He found 40% of the skeleton and then named it Lucy.
What are some of Donald johanson' s most famous finds?
Lucy skeleton
What did Donald C. Johanson and Tom Gray discover in 1974?
Lucy, a fossil found years ago. Lucy(Early Man)
