The Fossils:

~Found by Don Johanson at Hadar, Ethiopia in 1973

~Dated to 3.4 million years

~This find consisted of portions of both legs, including a complete right knee joint which is almost a miniature of a human knee, but apparently belongs to an adult

~Includes proximal distal and distal femur

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~ Discovered by Don Johanson and co-workers at Hadar, Ethiopia in the expeditions that took place between 1974 - 1977

~Dated to 3.0 million years

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~Found by Don Johanson and Tom Gray at Hadar, Ethiopia in 1974

~Dated to about 3.2 million years

~Lucy was an adult female of about 25 years. About 40% of her skeleton was found, and her pelvis, femur (the upper leg bone) and tibia show her to have been bipedal

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~Found by Don Johanson and team in 1975 at Hadar, Ethiopia

~Dated to 3.2 million years

~Is a warped cranium, that has since been corrected 

~The remains of at least 13 individuals were found at this site

AL 400 -la   Mandible

~Found between 1974 and 1977 at Hadar by Don Johanson

~Dated to 3.0 million years

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~Found by Bill Kimbel and Yoel Rak in 1991 at Hadar, Ethiopia

~Dated to approximately 3.0 million years

~ Found by M. Mubuila (w/ Mary Leakey) in 1974 at Laetoli in Tanzania

~Dated to 3.6- 3.8 millions years

~This is the type specimen for A. afarensis

~ 3-rooted with a pointed buccal cusp, and an extensive, asymmetrical buccal face

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A. ramidus ~ A. anamensis ~ A. afarensis ~ A. africanus ~ A. gahri ~ A. bahrelghazali ~ P. boisei ~ P. aethiopicus ~ P. robustus ~ H. habilis ~ H. rudolfensis ~ H. erectus ~ H. ergaster ~ H. antecessor ~ H. heidelbergensis ~ H. neanderthalensis ~ H. sapiens

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Steven Heslip ~ 2001 ~ heslipst@msu.edu