A new earliest human ancestor has been found in Ethiopia, a 4.4 million-year-old hominid fossil nicknamed "Ardi" (Ardipithecus ramidus) that is 1 million years older than "Lucy" (Australopithecus afarensis), providing evidence humans and apes shared an even earlier common ancestor.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
New Earliest Hominid Found
A new earliest human ancestor has been found in Ethiopia, a 4.4 million-year-old hominid fossil nicknamed "Ardi" (Ardipithecus ramidus) that is 1 million years older than "Lucy" (Australopithecus afarensis), providing evidence humans and apes shared an even earlier common ancestor.
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