also: アルディピテクスラミドゥス
noun
Ardipithecus ramidus
Scientific name for an early hominin species; used in paleoanthropology contexts. Often referred to as ラミダス猿人 in Japanese.
See also: ラミダス猿人
アルディピテクス・ラミダスは約440万年前の化石人類です。
Ardipithecus ramidus is a fossil hominin from about 4.4 million years ago.
Standard katakana spelling with interpunct, matching the scientific name.
Common Japanese name for the same species; more accessible to general readers than the full scientific name.
From the scientific name Ardipithecus ramidus, derived from Afar 'ardi' (ground/floor) and 'ramid' (root), with Greek 'pithecus' (ape).