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Ardipithecus ramidus

Media: 100% Digital Illustration 

           (Software: Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop) 

           (Device: Wacom Intuos Pen Tablet)

References

 

Date, Place: 

  • White, T.D., Suwa, G., Asfaw, B. (1994). Australopithecus ramidus, a new species of early hominid from Aramis, Ethiopia. Nature 371, 306-312

 

Height, Weight: 

  • Lovejoy, C.O. (2009). Reexamining Human Origin in Light of Ardipithecus ramidus. Science 326, 74-74e8.

  • Suwa, G., et al. (2009). Paleobiological Implications of the Ardipithecus ramidus Dentition. Science 326, 94-99.

 

Visual: 

  • Department of Anthropology, University of Washington. (2014). Photographs of casts.

  • Jay Matternes's rendition of Ardi (ARA-VP-6/500) (2009). 

  • White, T.D., et al. (2009). Ardipithecus ramidus and the Paleobiology of Early Hominids. Science 326, 75-86.

 

Documents:

  • Kramer, P.A. (2011). Human Fossils and Evolution. Department of Anthropology, University of Washington. 

  • Lovejoy, C.O., et al. (2009). The great divides: Ardipithecus ramidus reveals the postcrania of our last common ancestors with African apes. Science 326, 100-106.

  • Lovejoy, C.O. (2009). Reexamining Human Origin in Light of Ardipithecus ramidusScience 326, 74-74e8.

  • White, T.D., et al. (2009). Ardipithecus ramidus and the Paleobiology of Early Hominids. Science 326, 75-86.

  • Lovejoy, C.O., et al. (2009). Careful Climbing in the Miocene: The Forelimbs of Ardipithecus ramidus and Humans Are Primitive. Science 326, 70e1-8.

  • Lovejoy, C.O., et al. (2009). The Pelvis and Femur of Ardipithecus ramidus: The Emergence of Upright Walking. Science 326, 711-716.

  • Lovejoy, C.O., et al. (2009). Combining Prehension and Propulsion: The Foot of Ardipithecus ramidus. Science 326, 72e1-8.

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