The name Ardipithecus ramidus stems mostly from the Afar language, in which Ardi means "ground/floor" and ramid means "root". The pithecus portion of the name is from the Greek word for …

Ardipithecus, the earliest known genus of the zoological family Hominidae (the group that includes humans and excludes great apes) and the likely ancestor of Australopithecus, a group closely related …

Jan 3, 2024 · Over 100 specimens of Ardipithecus ramidus have been recovered in Ethiopia. Even though it has some ape-like features (as do many other early human species), it also has key human …

Some paleoanthropologists have suggested that Ardipithecus may be a better candidate for our ancestry than one or more of the australopiths. It has also been suggested that australopiths are …

Ardipithecus is an early hominin known from Ethiopia, Africa. This group existed from about 5.8 to 4.4 million years ago. The better-known species of that group, Ardipithecus ramidus, is dated to 4.4 …

An older hominin taxon, Ardipithecus kadabba, which is also found in the Middle Awash of Ethiopia, is argued by some researchers to be a direct ancestor of Ar. ramidus because both species share …

Oct 23, 2025 · The tireless search to decipher humanity’s origins has taken a new turn following an exhaustive investigation into one of the most complete and ancient skeletons ever discovered: …

Oct 1, 2009 · Meet Ardipithecus. This introduction has been a long time coming. Some 4.4 million years ago, a hominid now known as Ardipithecus ramidus lived in what were then forests in Ethiopia.

Oct 15, 2025 · This new find, Ardipithecus ramidus —affectionately nicknamed “Ardi”—was unlike anything seen before. Ardi’s skeleton was remarkably complete, offering an unprecedented glimpse …

Dec 18, 2009 · Her discoverers named her species Ardipithecus ramidus, from the Afar words for “root” and “ground,” to describe a ground-living ape near the root of the human family tree. Although some …