Analysis of 4.4-million-year-old ankle exposes how earliest ancestors moved and evolved For more than a century, scientists have been piecing together the puzzle of human evolution, examining fossil evidence to understand the transition from our earliest ancestors to modern humans.

And here on #Ardipithecus ankles -- the truly transitional early #hominin, still ape-like and climbing with grasping foot but also #bipedal

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Ardi found a big stick
#Ardipithecus #paleoart #fanart #artwork

Willow "Ardipithecus" (2015)

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#Willow #Ardipithecus

Rabbit holes are fun🕵🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍💻
Meet Ardi, the 4.4 million year old link to humans, Neanderthals, and Chimpanzees. Many Euroasians still have 4% of Neanderthal DNA while our DNA as humans is an exact match to Chimpanzees.
#science #world #evolution #humanity #educate #monkey #ardipithecus #archeology #news

We met today to record another session of our #Podcast. We’ve received some great feedback and can’t wait for you all to enjoy the next one! We cover a wide range of topics, from #Neanderthal Art to #Ardipithecus! Check out the last EP here -
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Guide to Sahelanthropus, Orrorin and Ardipithecus These fossil apes between 8 million and 4.4 million years old include some of the earliest members of the hominin lineage.

Guide to #Sahelanthropus, #Orrorin and #Ardipithecus - johnhawks.net/weblog/guide... the next in what I am calling ⁦‪@johnhawks‬⁩ “#Hominin Guide”, part one being on #Australopithecines, found here - johnhawks.net/weblog/guide... #paleoanthropology #scicomm #anthropology #evolution