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Hello students, in this question they have asked to present a summary of hominid evolution from early contenders to early australopithecines up to but not including the modern sapiens.
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The early contenders include number one sahelanthropus chardensis.
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These are one of the earliest hominids dated around six to seven million years ago and their skull exhibits a mix of ape like and human like features.
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Next would be ourorhin pugenesis.
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They lived about six million years ago known from fragmentary fossils.
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It is believed to have been bipedal as indicated by its femur bone.
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Next would be ardipithecus.
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This includes species like ramidus anamensis afferensis.
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They are known to live about 4 .4 million years ago and they display a mix of primitive and derived features.
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They show evidence of upright walking but retained some arboreal adaptations.
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Next they have asked to describe the skeletal features.
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The skeletal features include number one brain size...