Ardipithecus ramidus. Artwork of an Ardipithecus ramidus hominid in a tree. This species is considered a basal hominid, one that is closely related to

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Ardipithecus ramidus. Artwork of an Ardipithecus ramidus hominid in a tree. This species is considered a basal hominid, one that is closely related to the common ancestor of apes and humans. It lived around million years ago, during the early Pliocene epoch (around to million years ago) and may have shown early bipedalism.

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Photo credit: © RAUL MARTIN/MSF/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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