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Ardipithicus ramidus (Ardi) - Coggle Diagram
Ardipithicus ramidus (Ardi)
Timeline: 5.77 - 4.4 MYA
During early Pliocene
Locomotion: Arboreal but bipedal
Good climber
Mainly walked
Food Source: omnivorous, but mostly plant based material e.g. foliage and fibrous plant materials (roots and tubers)
Associated Tool: none
Habitat
Lush, humid woodlands in Africa
Arboreal (lived in trees)
Speech: none
Pelvis
Long but can still stand up
Skull
Small brain
Cranial capacity: 300-350cm3
No sagittal crest
Low sloping backwards forehead
Prominent browridge
Strongly protruding face slope
High prognathism
Presence of nuchal crest
Rounded chin
Canine teeth: conical/pointed
Hands and Feet
Flat feet
Grasping big toes (hallux)
Long, curved fingers
Body
Short (1.20m)
Not sexually dimorphic