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Middle Awash | eFossils Resources
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Middle Awash East Africa. Located west of the Awash River and spanning an area of more than 5,000 km, the Middle Awash area of Ethiopia is one of the most important regions in East African Paleoanthropology. Beginning with the pioneering work of geologists in the 1960s, and continuing through the present day work conducted by the Middle Awash Research Project. Providing a wealth of insight into hominin evolution that includes some of the earliest hominin species (e.g.,. And even our own species. Other si...
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Online Extras: Ardipithecus ramidus
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In its 2 October 2009 issue,. Presents 11 papers, authored by a diverse international team. Describing an early hominid species,. And its environment. These 4.4 million year old hominid fossils sit within a critical early part of human evolution, and cast new and sometimes surprising light on the evolution of human limbs and locomotion, the habitats occupied by early hominids, and the nature of our last common ancestor with chimps. For AAAS members, or may be purchased as reprints. A New Kind of Ancestor:.