| LC control no. | sh2008000635 |
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| LC classification | GN282.73 |
| Topical heading | Ardipithecus kadabba |
| See also | Ardipithecus Fossil hominids--Ethiopia |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2008004004: Ardipithecus kadabba, c2008. BBC news WWW site, dated Jan. 19, 2005, viewed Jan. 30, 2008 (Another Ardipithecus species, A. kadabba, lived in Ethiopia around between 5.54 and 5.77 million years ago.) Wikipedia, Jan. 30, 2008 (Ardipithecus kadabba, which was initially described as a subspecies of A. ramidus, but on the basis of teeth recently discovered in Ethiopia has been raised to species rank. Remains ... have been found in the Middle Awash; A. kadabba is dated to have lived between 5.8 million to 5.2 million years ago. The canine teeth show primitive features that distinguish them from those of more recent hominines. A. kadabba is believed to be the earliest organism yet identified that lies in the human line following its split from the lineage that gave rise to the two modern chimpanzee species) |
| Not found in | Day, M. Guide to fossil man, 4th ed., 1986; Encyc. human evo. and preh., 2nd ed., 2000; Phenica, T.W. Hominid fossils, c1972 |
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