- AL 200-1
Infobox fossil
catalog number = AL 200-1
common name =
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 theAfar Depression inEthiopia byDonald 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.
References
See also
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List of fossil sites "(with link directory)"
*List of hominina (hominid) fossils "(with images)"
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