Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus afarensis, 1974 Johanson
Australopithecus afarensis, "Lucy" A.L. 288-1, jaw KO-036-J. Discovered by Donald Johanson in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy", at 3.2 million years has been considered the first human. This is now being challenged by the discovery of Kenyanthropus, described in 2001 by Leaky. Reconstruction based on photos, descriptions and casts of original bones. See below for skeletal bones.
