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| − | '''Ardipithecus ramidus''' is an example of the earliest known [[hominin]]s. According to [[secular]] 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> [[Creation scientist]]s disagree with this dating, citing the [[Radiometric_dating#Acceptance_and_reliability|unreliability]] of the methods used to arrive at such a figure. | + | '''Ardipithecus ramidus''' is an example of the earliest known [[hominin]]s. According to [[secular]] 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> [[Creation scientist]]s disagree with this dating,<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/nab/does-radiometric-dating-prove</ref> citing the [[Radiometric_dating#Acceptance_and_reliability|unreliability]] of the methods used to arrive at such a figure.<ref>http://creation.com/radioactive-dating-failure</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> | 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 18:57, October 3, 2009
Ardipithecus ramidus is an example of the earliest known hominins. According to secular science, members include humans and their ancestors that date to approximately 4.4 million years ago. [1] Creation scientists disagree with this dating,[2] citing the unreliability of the methods used to arrive at such a figure.[3]
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." [4]
References
Further Reading
http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/ardipithecusramidus.htm
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/pcardipithecus.html