Catalog no.AL 288-1Age3.2 million yearsPlace discoveredAfar Depression, EthiopiaDate discoveredNovember 24, 1974Discovered byDonald Johanson Maurice Taieb Yves Coppens Tom Gray

Who found Lucy in Ethiopia?

“Lucy” is the nickname for the Australopithecus afarensis partial skeleton that was discovered in the Afar desert of Ethiopia in 1974 by an international team of scientists led by former Museum curator Dr. Donald Johanson.

Was Lucy a human?

Lucy, a 3.2 million-year old fossil skeleton of a human ancestor, was discovered in 1974 in Hadar, Ethiopia. The fossil locality at Hadar where the pieces of Lucy’s skeleton were discovered is known to scientists as Afar Locality 288 (A.L. 288).