Science have released their report on the discovery of a fossil that can clear up some evolution questions.

Ardipithecus ramidus (”Ardi”) is a 4.4 million year old skeleton found in Aramis, Ethiopia in 1994. The multinational team has studied her for 15 years to thoroughly analyze her implications.

Older than the famous 1974 discovery of “Lucy,” Ardi’s existence takes reasoning away from the idea that humans evolved from chimps.

Twitterers quickly responded to the report that they might have a new ancestor:

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   luluinnyc (Brooklyn, New York) Whoa – fossil from Africa predates Lucy!! (via NY Times) http://bit.ly/16rTQB 01 Oct 2009 from bit.ly
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   MattBors (Portland, Oregon) BREAKING: God tests our faith within another cleverly planted fossil of our ancestors. #iaintcomefromnoape! 01 Oct 2009 from web
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   Rhyacotriton (Ellendburg, Washington) and of course Ardi must be a transitional fossil fake or it provides evidences for………oh no!! human evolution 01 Oct 2009 from web
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   qliv (Doha, Qatar) fossil moves story of man back one million yr http://f1a.me/q2O0f The seven stone, four-foot tall female roamed forests 4.4 millio… #qatar 01 Oct 2009 from API
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   artsyhipster (Undisclosed) Apparently, Ardi is the oldest known hominid fossil found in Ethiopia. She is the missing link. I feel special now. 01 Oct 2009 from Tweetie
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   MonikaKrach (New York) Woa, most exciting news since the election! Ardi-Ardipithecus ramidus fossil skeleton that predates Lucy! http://bit.ly/Wt5zH 01 Oct 2009 from web
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   Tomla (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Interesting fossil find….17yrs ago! thoroughly examined before announcing to world! http://bit.ly/r3uoG 01 Oct 2009 from TweetDeck
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   MontyPrime (Louisville, Kentucky) Hmm. A newly found fossil skeleton indicates that chimp and human evolution split earlier than we though. Innnnteresting… 01 Oct 2009 from Seesmic

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