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Class Homework Assignment - 8 points
Please provide information on the following Hominid (Hominin) topics discussed by
Larsen in Chapter 10 of your textbook -
DO NOT COPY SENTENCES FROM THE
TEXTBOOK- USE YOUR OWN WORDS!
:
1. How does Larsen define a HOMINID- what are the key features?
2. What are the SEVEN key features of anatomy that bipedal hominids have as a result
of bipedalism that apes like gorillas and chimpanzees don't have, according to Larsen -
identify how each of these is related to bipedal walking.
3. Briefly summarize the three hypotheses that Larson presents that attempt to explain
how and why hominid bipedalism developed.
4. Briefly describe a) the phenotypical features of Ardipithecus, b) where its remains
have been found, and c) how old these remains are, according to researchers. Your
description of phenotypical features should indicate which of these features are more
ancestral (more ape-like) and which are more derived (more human-like)
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