Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A genus of extinct hominins known from fossil remains found in eastern Africa and dating from about 5.8 to 4.4 million years ago. Ardipithecus is widely considered to be ancestral to Australopithecus.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Just reported in the journal Nature by paleontologist Yohannes Haile-Selassie of the University of California at Berkeley, the bones have been dubbed Ardipithecus ramidus kadabba, a subspecies of A. ramidus, already known from 4. 4-million-year-old fossils.
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Ardi, the oldest skeleton from the hominid branch of the primate family tree, becomes the subject of a scientists played key roles in finding, reconstructing and analyzing the 4. 4-million-year-old species called Ardipithecus ramidus.
WN.com - Articles related to Did we have sex with Neanderthals? 2009
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An international research team led by paleoanthropologist Tim White at the University of California, Berkeley, unveiled remains from 36 males, females and young of an ancient prehuman species called Ardipithecus ramidus, unearthed in the Awash region of Ethiopia since 1994.
Pravda.Ru 2009
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2009: A 4.4-million-year-old skeleton of an early human ancestor called Ardipithecus ramidus is unveiled after a decade of study.
Fossil Trove Sheds Light On a Stage of Evolution Robert Lee Hotz 2011
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It would be easier to get the right response from Ardipithecus ramidus than from dear Sarah.
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Check out the nifty Ardipithecus Handbook for even more details.
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A series 2009 studies in Science reported on the 4.4-million-year-old fossil of "Ardi," of the extinct Ardipithecus ramidus primate species that carried human traits.
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A series 2009 studies in Science reported on the 4.4-million-year-old fossil of "Ardi," of the extinct Ardipithecus ramidus primate species that carried human traits.
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Ardipithecus ramidus -- 'Ardi' for short - lived more than 1 million years before the previous oldest hominid fossil, a 3. 2-million-year-old Australopithecine named 'Lucy'.
Up Close and Personal With Ardi, World's Oldest Human Ancestor 2010
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Ardipithecus ramidus -- 'Ardi' for short - lived more than 1 million years before the previous oldest hominid fossil, a 3. 2-million-year-old Australopithecine named 'Lucy'.
eSarcasm: Up Close and Personal With Ardi, World's Oldest Human Ancestor 2010
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