Ardi may have been more chimplike than initially thought — or not

Hand and foot remains suggest the ancient hominid was a tree climber, but some disagree

Ardi skull

An ancient hominid known as Ardi (whose skull is pictured) may have had chimplike hands designed for tree climbing and knuckle-walking, a new study suggests. But other scientists disagree.

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One of the earliest known hominids, a 4.4-million-year-old