Ardi

Ardi (ARA-VP-6/500) is the designation of the fossilized skeletal remains of an Ardipithecus ramidus, thought to be an early human-like female anthropoid 4.4 million years old. It is the most complete early hominid specimen, with most of the skull, teeth, pelvis, hands and feet, more complete than the previously known Australopithecus afarensis specimen called "Lucy." In all, 125 different pieces of fossilized bone were found.

For the village in Iran, see Ardi, Iran.
For other uses, see Ardi (disambiguation).
Ardi
The recovered fragments of Ardi's skeleton
Common nameArdi
SpeciesArdipithecus ramidus
Age4.4 million years
Place discoveredAramis, Afar, Ethiopia
Date discovered1994
Discovered byYohannes Haile-Selassie
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