Ardipithecus ramidus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ardipithecus + Afar ramid (“root”).

Proper noun

†Ardipithecus ramidus m

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – an extinct hominid related to humans, from the early Pliocene of Ethiopia. [from 2003]

Hypernyms

(species): Primates - order; Haplorhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family; Homininae - subfamily; Hominini - tribe; Hominina - subtribe; †Ardipithecus - genus

References

Ardipithecus ramidus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ardipithecus ramidus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ardipithecus ramidus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ardipithecus ramidus at Paleobiology Database

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