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4-million-year-old ‘Ardi’ skeleton held secret to humankind’s evolutionary leaps

Researchers knew that evolution gave humans a host of features. One of these features comes into the spotlight in the journal Communications Biology. The feature in question is walking upright or ...
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4.4M-year-old bones called critical link in human-origins quest

WASHINGTON — Ardi lived 4.4 million years ago in the woodlands of East Africa. She spent most of her time in the trees. She stood about 4 feet tall, weighed 110 pounds, and had long arms, short legs ...
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She Was Half Ape, Half Human—and She May Hold the Secret to What Makes Us Who We Are

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Ardi is the oldest known partial skeleton of a hominin ...
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Questions raised about 'Ardi' as human ancestor

NEW YORK -- Last fall, a fossil skeleton named "Ardi" shook up the field of human evolution. Now, some scientists are raising doubts about what exactly the creature from Ethiopia was and what kind of ...