Meaning of ramidus | Babel Free

Definitions

Ellipsis of Ardipithecus ramidus (an early hominid from the Pliocene).

abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

Examples

“The first ramidus fossil found was an upper molar tooth, unearthed in 1992.”

“Ramidi were in many ways a mix⟳ of humans and chimps. Their smallish brains were barely larger than those of a modern chimp. But they held their heads on the top of the vertebral column instead of in front of it; ie, they walked upright. It is likely that ramidus was the ancestor of all subsequent hominid species, including our own⟳.”

“It is the birthplace of human beings' ancestor Lucy, who lived 3.2 million years ago; an older ancestor, Ardi, who lived 4.4 million years ago; and the even older ramidus who lived 5.8 million years before humans' known written history.”

“Ramidus was either an early intermediate hominid or a dead end⟳ that faded out without diverging into more species.”

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