Discovering Ardi – How Ardi Walked – 10/11 @ 9pm E/P on Discovery
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Clues from Ardi’s pelvis indicate she walked upright on two legs, not on all four like chimpanzees.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed “Ardi,” Discovery Channel will present a world premiere special, DISCOVERING ARDI, Sunday October 11 at 9 PM (ET/PT) documenting the sustained, intensive investigation leading up to this landmark publication of the Ardipithecus ramidus fossils.
UNDERSTANDING ARDI, a one-hour special produced in collaboration with CBS News will air at 11 PM (ET/PT) immediately following DISCOVERING ARDI. The special is moderated by former CBS and CNN anchor Paula Zahn and includes research team members Dr. Tim White, Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Dr. Giday WoldeGabriel, Dr. Owen Lovejoy, and science journalist Ann Gibbons
The scientific investigation began in the Ethiopian desert 17 years ago, and now opens a new chapter on human evolution, revealing the first evolutionary steps our ancestors took after we diverged from a common ancestor we once shared with living chimpanzees. “Ardi’s” centerpiece skeleton, the other hominids she lived with, and the rocks, soils, plants and animals that made up her world were analyzed in laboratories around the world, and the scientists have now published their findings in the prestigious journal Science.
“Ardi” is now the oldest skeleton from our (hominid) branch of the primate family tree. These Ethiopian discoveries reveal an early grade of human evolution in Africa that predated the famous Australopithecus nicknamed “Lucy.” Ardipithecus was a woodland creature with a small brain, long arms, and short legs. The pelvis and feet show a primitive form of two-legged walking on the ground, but Ardipithecus was also a capable tree climber, with long fingers and big toes that allowed their feet to grasp like an ape’s. The discoveries answer old questions about how hominids became bipedal.
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HOLY great …
HOLY great comeback
man shut the …
man shut the up you dont even know what the your talking about,
Dumbass
Another outstanding …
Another outstanding observation.
logic would also …
logic would also tell you that in order for you to have a fossil the organism needs to have died in the stupidest way possible(different varieties of getting stuck in the mud). Since these creatures are either related directly our indirectly with our “thinking” species it could be safe to assume many would have avoided such deaths. Hence their rarity in the fossil record. As far as intermediate species, EVERY FOSSIL is an intermediate species between two different species. LITERALLY TONS OF ‘EM!
3:10 I can’t …
3:10 I can’t believe Owen Lovejoy said “wasn’t as highly evolved”.
Evolution is a process. There’s no higher or lower really. There’s just change. Differences.
Walking upright is only “higher” (elevation aside) if you view humans as the destination of all evolutionary processes. They’re not. They just the result of random ecological pressures.
very true ….. my …
very true ….. my biodiversity teacher was just explaining that friday
You should research …
You should research the process of fossilization to see just how difficult it is for something to be preserved. It is a rare event when you consider the vast amount of *all* life that has walked this planet.
Hmm. Cool, simple …
Hmm. Cool, simple logic would say..hey..there should be tons of these fossils…all over..no? Not only that but there would be many other intermediate species..wouldnt there? Where are they?
Its insane that …
Its insane that anyone could honestly believe Earth is less than 10.000 yrs. old.
What;s really scary is alot of these same people run for President, and talk to “God” on a daily basis.
Give me some hard …
Give me some hard evidence. and its not saying we evolved from monkeys just in a way that we shared a common ancestor. Dumbass
I hope you are …
I hope you are joking as well. for your own sake.
umm…if you …
umm…if you watched the video, you would realize that the discovery of Ardi says man did not come from monkeys, monkeys evolved from a common ancestor that was alread bipedal. Maybe stop trolling, go do some research on the subject, and THEN argue. Thanks
Bishop Usher, Dude …
Bishop Usher, Dude – 4004BC for the age of the Earth? Sorry Man – you lose, big time – like all dem childrens home-schooled: Your time has passed and you won’t be able to make it in the real world. No more condemning anyone to “Burning in the Lake of Fire.” (That’s only ever existed in your mind.) Thank you Mr. Darwin – the rock of ignorance is finally pushed off mankind’s back!
HAHAHA … Wait… …
HAHAHA … Wait… i hope that was a joke. Oh my..
Silly human, man …
Silly human, man created god through anthropomorphizing evidence within the environment whether it be from any culture usually revolving around superstitions about our sun.
If you don’t believe me do the research yourself and look up “Joseph Campbell” and Others.
Thank you and have a nice day.
thank you for …
thank you for straightening out people on this comment page.. people are completely ignorant these days.
thats what you …
thats what you think… go ahead and ignore ALL the evidence for evolution.
monkeys did not …
monkeys did not evolve into people, god created man
I believe in the …
I believe in the anunnaki!
what things from …
what things from the bible have happened?
uneducated douche
uneducated douche
umm not entirely …
umm not entirely true. Although the most common ancestor can be traced to Africa, it is widely accepted that there were many migrations to and from there throughout human evolution. Saying all humans came from africa is an over-simplified unscientific way of putting it for the layperson. But you can keep believing that if it makes you feel better about yourself or something, I’m just stating facts. I have nothing against Africans, and if new evidence shows thats ok…but this is how it is
science is …
science is beaultiful isnt it?..so many things to discover..and this one is just great! and the best part is…every new discovery off the frustrated creationists hahahah just because they never found a single evidence for their fairy tale
you’re exactly the …
you’re exactly the cornball that I was trying to goad into responding. You got race all confused. And yes white people are from Africa, just like everyone else in the world. Douche.
and what in fact in …
and what in fact in the bible is happening as we speak? Insects with four legs? Nope. The world being 6,000 years old? Nope. Oh wait wait I KNOW…wait…NOTHING! What is being predicted in the bible that is coming true. I want ONE example.