AL 200-1 (Afar Locality) is the fossilized upper palate and teeth of the species Australopithecus afarensis, estimated to be 3.0-3.2 million years old.[1] Its characteristics are an ape-like arrangement of teeth including spatulate incisors and a gap between the canines and outside incisors.
 AL 200-1a (top) and AL 400-1a (bottom) | |
| Catalog no. | AL 200-1 |
|---|---|
| Species | Australopithecus afarensis |
| Age | 3.0-3.2 mya |
| Place discovered | Afar Depression, Ethiopia |
| Date discovered | 7 October 1974 |
| Discovered by | Ato Alemayehu Asfaw |
It was discovered in the Afar Depression in Ethiopia by Ato Alemayehu Asfaw on 17 October 1974. Donald Johanson and Maurice Taieb announced the discovery and published the initial description of the fossil in 1976 (the first detailed description was published by Johanson and Yves Coppens the same year).[2]
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edit- ^ "Australopithecus afarensis: AL 200-1". eFossils (website). Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ Bernard Wood, ed. (31 March 2011). Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution, 2 Volume Set. John Wiley & Sons. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-4443-4247-5.
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