Ardipithecus

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:adaptations bipedal locomotion
gptkbp:anatomy reduced canine teeth
gptkbp:body_shape adapted for bipedalism
long arms and short legs
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:collaborations international teams
gptkbp:community paleoanthropologists
gptkbp:cultural_significance early hominin behavior
transitional form
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:1994
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Middle_Awash
gptkbp:educational_value anthropology courses
gptkbp:evolutionary_role hominin diversification
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:Ethiopia
incomplete
radiometric techniques
partial skeletons
gptkbp:funding grants and institutions
gptkbp:future_prospects genomic studies
gptkbp:habitat wooded environments
gptkbp:hand_structure capable of grasping
gptkbp:has_connection_to other primates
gptkbp:has_features primitive features
gptkbp:head about 300-350 cm³
gptkbp:historical_context late Miocene to early Pliocene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ardipithecus
gptkbp:is_a_tool_for gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:is_debated_in human evolution theories
gptkbp:length small
gptkbp:lives_in East Africa
gptkbp:media documentaries and books
gptkbp:migration limited
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Ardipithecus_ramidus
gptkbp:originated_in common ancestor with chimpanzees
gptkbp:paleobiology forest-dwelling
woodland and savanna
understanding human ancestry
gptkbp:phylogenetic_position near the base of the human lineage
gptkbp:predators large carnivores
gptkbp:public_interest human origins
gptkbp:publications peer-reviewed journals
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
gptkbp:reproduction likely similar to modern primates
gptkbp:research fossil analysis
African origins
gptkbp:research_importance paleoanthropology
gptkbp:research_institutes gptkb:stone
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Ardipithecus_ramidus
gptkbp:significance early human evolution
gptkbp:social_structure possibly small groups
gptkbp:type gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of sexual dimorphism
gptkbp:wildlife about 4 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Homo_genus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5