Ardi

Ardi
The recovered fragments of Ardi's skeleton
Common nameArdi
SpeciesArdipithecus ramidus
Age4.4 million years
Place discoveredAramis, Afar, Ethiopia
Date discovered1994
Discovered byYohannes Haile-Selassie

Ardi (ARA-VP-6/500) is the designation of the fossilized skeletal remains of an Ardipithecus ramidus, thought to be an early human-like female anthropoid 4.4 million years old. It is the most complete early hominid specimen, with most of the skull, teeth, pelvis, hands and feet,[1] more complete than the previously known Australopithecus afarensis specimen called "Lucy". In all, 125 different pieces of fossilized bone were found.[2]

  1. ^ Ann Gibbons (2 October 2009). "A new kind of ancestor: Ardipithecus unveiled". Science. 326 (5949): 36–40. doi:10.1126/science.326.5949.36. PMID 19797636. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  2. ^ Lemonick, Michael D.; Dorfman, Andrea (2009-10-01). "Ardi Is a New Piece for the Evolution Puzzle". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2017-10-01.