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Humans

Our ancestor Ardi walked tall

By Ewen Callaway

1 October 2009

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Ardi, no knuckle-walker

(Image: J. H. Matternes)

The bones of a 4.4-million-year-old relative suggest that she walked tall. See more family snaps in our Gallery

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