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| − | '''Ardipithecus ramidus''' is an example of the earliest known | + | '''Ardipithecus ramidus''' is an example of the earliest known [[hominin]]s. According to [[atheist]]ic science, members include humans and their ancestors that date to approximately 4.4 million years ago. <ref>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/326/5949/36</ref> [[Creationist]]s would disagree with this dating. |
According to ''Science'' magazine, ''ardipithecus'' is not the oldest putative hominin, but it is by far the most complete of the earliest specimens. The most recent find includes most of the skull and teeth, as well as the pelvis, hands, and feet and reveal an "intermediate" form of upright walking, considered a hallmark of hominins. Paleoanthropologist Andrew Hill of Yale University is quoted as saying, "We thought Lucy was the find of the century but, in retrospect, it isn't." <ref>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/326/5949/36</ref> | According to ''Science'' magazine, ''ardipithecus'' is not the oldest putative hominin, but it is by far the most complete of the earliest specimens. The most recent find includes most of the skull and teeth, as well as the pelvis, hands, and feet and reveal an "intermediate" form of upright walking, considered a hallmark of hominins. Paleoanthropologist Andrew Hill of Yale University is quoted as saying, "We thought Lucy was the find of the century but, in retrospect, it isn't." <ref>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/326/5949/36</ref> | ||
Revision as of 04:26, October 3, 2009
Ardipithecus ramidus is an example of the earliest known hominins. According to atheistic science, members include humans and their ancestors that date to approximately 4.4 million years ago. [1] Creationists would disagree with this dating.
According to Science magazine, ardipithecus is not the oldest putative hominin, but it is by far the most complete of the earliest specimens. The most recent find includes most of the skull and teeth, as well as the pelvis, hands, and feet and reveal an "intermediate" form of upright walking, considered a hallmark of hominins. Paleoanthropologist Andrew Hill of Yale University is quoted as saying, "We thought Lucy was the find of the century but, in retrospect, it isn't." [2]
References
- ↑ http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/326/5949/36
- ↑ http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/326/5949/36
Further Reading
http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/ardipithecusramidus.htm
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/pcardipithecus.html
