Australopithecus afarensis ("Lucy") light finish Skull #BH-021-A

Size: 6&½"L x 5"W x 6"H -Species: Australopithecus afarensis  -Notes: The Australopithecus afarensis skull "Lucy" (approximately 3.2 million years old) was discovered by Donald Johanson in 1974 in Hadar, Ethiopia. We began with exact sculpted replicas of the original jaw and skull fragments. Then, based on every cast and all the scientific data on Australopithecus afarensis we could find as reference, we interpreted the results and sculpted our version of "Lucy." Two versions of the same skull are available with the reconstructed areas in either light or dark brown finish, with the jaw and skull fragments in contrasting fossil color. Although the short stature of this female, only 3&1/2 feet, suggests that she was immature, eruption of the third molar provides evidence that this specimen was mature, and was simply a female representative of a sexually dimorphic species. The jaw shares features with both apes and other early hominids, with the shape showing some similarities to