ðiːz lˈeɪt mɪˈoʊsiːn fˈɑːsəlz bᵻlˈɔŋ tə ðə hˈɑːmɪnˌɪd dʒˈɛnəs ˈɑːɹdɪpˌɪθɛkəs ænd ɑːɹ ðə fˈɜːst dᵻfˈɪnɪtˌɪv pɹˈuːf ʌvðə klˈeɪdz ɛɡzˈɪstəns.
These Late Miocene fossils belong to the hominid genus Ardipithecus and are the first definitive proof of the clade's existence.