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. 1994 Sep 22;371(6495):306-12.
doi: 10.1038/371306a0.

Australopithecus ramidus, a new species of early hominid from Aramis, Ethiopia

T D White  1 , G Suwa, B Asfaw
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Australopithecus ramidus, a new species of early hominid from Aramis, Ethiopia

T D White et al. Nature. .

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Abstract

Seventeen hominoid fossils recovered from Pliocene strata at Aramis, Middle Awash, Ethiopia make up a series comprising dental, cranial and postcranial specimens dated to around 4.4 million years ago. When compared with Australopithecus afarensis and with modern and fossil apes the Aramis fossil hominids are recognized as a new species of Australopithecus--A. ramidus sp. nov. The antiquity and primitive morphology of A. ramidus suggests that it represents a long-sought potential root species for the Hominidae.

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  • Age of early hominids.
    Kappelman J, Fleagle JG. Kappelman J, et al. Nature. 1995 Aug 17;376(6541):558-9. doi: 10.1038/376558b0. Nature. 1995. PMID: 7503900 No abstract available.
  • Palaeoanthropology. The oldest hominid yet.
    Wood B. Wood B. Nature. 1994 Sep 22;371(6495):280-1. doi: 10.1038/371280a0. Nature. 1994. PMID: 8090193 No abstract available.

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