Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 8857 Bone Clones Osteological Reproductions BC www.boneclones.com FOSSIL HOMINID ARDIPITHECUS RAMIDUS 4.4 MYA. Ardipithecus ramidus was discovered by Tim White and associates in 1994 in the Afar region of Ethiopia and published in 2009. The partial skeleton ARA-VP-6/500, now is considered by many to be the oldest skeleton of a supposed human ancestor. The discovery team’s examination of the pelvis indicates that this species was able to walk upright, not with the same fluidity of later humans or even “Lucy” but with much more efficiency than chimpanzees. However, the lower part of the pelvis offers evidence that the species possessed the musculature required for tree-climbing. The bones of the wrist indicate, according to the discovery team, that while moving quadrupedally, weight was placed on the palms of the hands rather than on the knuckles. White and associates hypothesize that Australopithecus is a descendant of Ardipithecus, while others hypothesize that Ardipithecus might be an extinct sister species to Lucy’s genus. Note that the skull, pelvis, left hand and foot are currently available. The remainder of the skeleton is in process. 1. A. ramidus Pelvis, Disarticulated SC-039-PD...$350.00 2. A. ramidus Hand, Articulated SC-039-184-A.....$310.00 3. A. ramidus Hand, Disarticulated SC-039-184-D...$250.00 4. A. ramidus Foot, Articulated SC-039-185-A..$310.00 5. A. ramidus Foot, Disarticulated SC-039-185-D..$250.00 Ardipithecus ramidus ARA-VP-6/500 (4.4 MYA) Ardipithecus ramidus Ardipithecus ramidus Skull 6” L, 5” W, 5” H BH-039....$379.00 ©Bone Clones Please visit our website for updated information. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.