A remarkably complete female of the species dubbed Ardi and at least 35 members of her species were discovered in Ethiopia in 2009 and are roughly 44 lakh years old. This date is significant, as genetic evidence suggests our branch of the primate family tree —often known as the hominids — appeared roughly 40 lakh years ago after diverging from the last common ancestor we shared with chimps. Ardipithecus is the first creature on our side of the family tree .. The holy grail of the study of human evolution would be discovering the first hominid, as it would shed light on what first drove our ancestors to develop the way they did.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:53:42 +0000
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