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How do they know she was hairy?

I was wondering about that as well but maybe it's just an educated guess.

I'm certainly not surprised that Ardi has aroused some interest on Mudcat. Eat your hearts out! She really must have been a knock-out in her time, the diva of the entire Afar Rift Valley. The last time I was prowling around there, back in 1966 and 1967, I saw no sign of her, just much more ancient giant fossil ammonites in a riverbed.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble