ARDIPITHECUS

ARDIPITHECUS
5 million years ago

Tertiary Era

 spread in Africa 

in the Ethiopian Rift Valley

is the first hominid

characteristics

 moves 

both on 4 legs and on 2 legs

appearance and size

similar to those of a chimpanzee

          eats everything 

is omnivorous

rodents birds
caterpillars
eggs
roots
fruits

lives 

in groups

takes care of its young

FAMOUS FOSSIL

Ardi

female

found in Ethiopia

weighed 50 kilos
was 120 centimeters tall