In 2009 a newly reported Ardipithecus find (a fairly complete skeleton of A. ramidus), dubbed Ardi (4.4 m.y.a.),
A. replaced Lucy (3.2 m.y.a.) as the earliest known hominin skeleton.
B. lived in a dry savanna habitat.
C. stood about a foot shorter and weighed half as much as Lucy.
D. is the new undisputed oldest hominin fossil.
E. is the ancestor of Homo but not australopithecines.
Answer: A
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