Comment on the paleobiology and classification of Ardipithecus ramidus

White and colleagues (Research Articles, 2 October 2009, pp. 64-106 and www.sciencemag.org/ardipithecus) reported Ardipithecus ramidus as an exclusive member of the human lineage post-African ape divergence. However, their analysis of shared-derived characters provides insufficient evidence of an an...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2010-05, Vol.328 (5982), p.1105; author reply 1105-1105
Main Author: Sarmiento, Esteban E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy & physiology
Animals
Biological Evolution
Bone and Bones - anatomy & histology
Fossils
Hominidae - anatomy & histology
Hominidae - classification
Hominidae - physiology
Hominids
Humans
Locomotion
Molecular biology
Paleobiology
Paleodontology
Prehistoric era
Time
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Summary:White and colleagues (Research Articles, 2 October 2009, pp. 64-106 and www.sciencemag.org/ardipithecus) reported Ardipithecus ramidus as an exclusive member of the human lineage post-African ape divergence. However, their analysis of shared-derived characters provides insufficient evidence of an ancestor-descendant relationship and exclusivity to the hominid lineage. Molecular and anatomical studies rather suggest that Ar. ramidus predates the human/African ape divergence.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1184148