AL 200-1
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| Catalog number | AL 200-1 |
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| Species | Australopithecus afarensis |
| Age | 3.0-3.2 mya |
| Place discovered | Afar Depression, Ethiopia |
| Date discovered | 1975 |
| Discovered by | Donald Johanson |
AL200-1 is the fossilized upper palate and teeth of the species Australopithecus afarensis. It was discovered in the Afar Depression in Ethiopia by Donald Johanson in 1975. It is estimated to be 3.0-3.2 million years old.
Its characteristics are an ape-like arrangement of teeth including spatulate incisors and a gap between the canines and outside incisors.
[edit] References
"Images of AL200-1". http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/ha/al200.htm. Retrieved 2006-07-12.
[edit] See also
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)
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