Thursday, October 1, 2009

Earwig

This is Ardi (Ardipithecus ramidus). She's the latest human ancestor biped out of Africa to be introduced to the public, and she's a big deal because she's much, much older than Lucy.
(Illustration via National Geographic: J. H. Matternes via Science/AAAS)

Isn't she adorable? And by that I mean, isn't the artist rendition of what a pile of bones looks like adorable? I suppose one can't properly draw the probable stink, but we can use our imaginations.

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