Before 'Lucy,' There Was 'Ardi': First Major Analysis Of Early Hominid Published In Science
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 13:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
For the first time, scientists have thoroughly described Ardipithecus ramidus, a hominid species that lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. Several new studies offer the first comprehensive, peer-reviewed description of the Ardipithecus fossils, which include a partial skeleton of a female, nicknamed "Ardi."