Lucy
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Summary
Lucy is an individual animal[1]. Lucy was born on -3200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. Lucy died on -3200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. Lucy ranks in the top 2% of individual animal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,693 views/month).[4]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Donald Johanson[5], Tom Gray[6], Maurice Taieb[7], Yves Coppens[8]
- Sex or gender: female organism[9]
- Location of discovery: Hadar[10]
- Collection: National Museum of Ethiopia[11]
- Inventory number: AL 288-1[12]
- Commons category: Lucy (Australopithecus)[13]
- Time of discovery or invention: November 24, 1974[14]
- Nickname: ድንቅ ነሽ[15], Lucy[16]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[17]
- Individual of taxon: Australopithecus afarensis cumio[18]
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Influence
Things named for Lucy include Lucy[19], a flyby probe[20], in United States[21]; Luzia[22], a Hominin fossil[23], in Brazil[24]; and 152830 Dinkinesh[25], an asteroid[26].
Why It Matters
Lucy has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Lucy is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for Lucy include Lucy[19], a flyby probe[20], in United States[21]; Luzia[22], a Hominin fossil[23], in Brazil[24]; and 152830 Dinkinesh[25], an asteroid[26].