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Roberto Sáez
v. 8/12/2014
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Ardi

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Reduced cranial capacity (350 cc) similar to Sahelanthropus tchadensis
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Low and rounded braincase
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Reduced front
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Small, robust, projecting face
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Maxillary relatively vertical

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Canines are less prominent than in apes
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Premolars and molars are smaller than in Australopithecus afarensis
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Enamel is halfway between chimps and Au. afarensis

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Ardi’s skeleton
Interpretation of Ardi’s appearance by Jay Matternes