Ardipithecus

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Homo_genus
gptkbp:adaptation bipedal locomotion
gptkbp:body_style adapted for bipedalism
long arms and short legs
reduced canine teeth
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:collaborations international teams
gptkbp:community paleoanthropologists
gptkbp:community_engagement human origins
gptkbp:connects other primates
gptkbp:cultural_significance early hominin behavior
transitional form
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Middle_Awash
gptkb:1994
gptkbp:ecological_role hominin diversification
gptkbp:education anthropology courses
gptkbp:exhibited_at sexual dimorphism
gptkbp:exhibitions museums worldwide
gptkbp:field_of_study anthropology
gptkbp:first_appearance about 4.4 million years ago
gptkbp:foot adaptations for climbing
divergent big toe
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Monarch
forest-dwelling
incomplete
radiometric techniques
partial skeletons
woodland and savanna
understanding human ancestry
gptkbp:future_plans genomic studies
gptkbp:genus near the base of the human lineage
gptkbp:habitat wooded environments
gptkbp:handles capable of grasping
gptkbp:has_feature primitive features
gptkbp:headcount about 300-350 cm³
gptkbp:historical_context late Miocene to early Pliocene
gptkbp:historical_debate human evolution theories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ardipithecus
gptkbp:is_a_tool_for gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:length small
gptkbp:lives_in East Africa
gptkbp:media documentaries and books
gptkbp:migration limited
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Ardipithecus_ramidus
gptkbp:origin common ancestor with chimpanzees
gptkbp:predators large carnivores
gptkbp:publishes peer-reviewed journals
gptkbp:receives_funding_from grants and institutions
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:species
gptkbp:reproduction likely similar to modern primates
gptkbp:research fossil analysis
African origins
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:item
gptkbp:research_focus paleoanthropology
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Ardipithecus_ramidus
gptkbp:significance early human evolution
gptkbp:social_structure possibly small groups
gptkbp:type gptkb:Person
gptkbp:wildlife about 4 million years ago