ˈɑːɹdɪpˌɪθɛkəs wʌz fˌaɪloʊdʒnˈɛɾɪkli nˌɪɹ tə ðə kˈɑːmən ˈænsɛstɚɹ ʌv tʃˈɪmps ænd hjˈuːmənz, bˈeɪst ɔnðə sɚvˈaɪvəl ʌv pɹˈɪmᵻtˌɪv dˈɛntəl ænd poʊstkɹˈeɪnɪəl fˈiːtʃɚz ɪn ðiːz nˈuː fˈɑːsəlz.
Ardipithecus was phylogenetically near to the common ancestor of chimps and humans, based on the survival of primitive dental and postcranial features in these new fossils.