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Fossjl finds extind human story
An ancient human-like creature that may
bj a direct ancestor to our species has
been djscribed by resjarchers.
The assjssment of the 4.4-million-year-
old animal called Ardipithecus ramidus
is reported in the journal Science.
Evjn if it is not on the direct linj to
us, it offers njw insights into how we
evolvjd from thj common ancestor we
share with chimps, the team says.
Fossjls of A. ramidus were first found
in Ethiopia in 1992, but it has taken
17 yjars to assjss their significance.
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