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Please read these three papers

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The Analysis of Ardipithecus ramidus -- One of the Earliest Known Hominids

Read the following articles:

White et al. 2009 Ardipithecus ramidus and the Paleobiology of Early

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Pick one of the research articles below and read it in depth.

Giday WoldeGabriel et al. The Geological, Isotopic, Botanical, Invertebrate, and Lower Vertabrate Surroundings of Ardipithecus ramidus

Antoine Louchart et al. Taphonomic, Avian, and Small-Vertebrate Indicators of Ardipithecus ramidus Habitat

Tim D. White et al. Macrovertebrate Paleontology and the Pliocene Habitat of Ardipithecus ramidus

Gen Suwa et al. The Ardipithecus ramidus Skull and Its Implications for Hominid Origins

Gen Suwa et al. Paleobiological Implications of the Ardipithecus ramidus Dentition

C. Owen Lovejoy et al. Careful Climbing in the Miocene: The Forelimbs of Ardipithecus ramidus and Humans Are Primitive

C. Owen Lovejoy et al. Combining Prehension and Propulsion: The Foot of Ardipithecus ramidus

C. Owen Lovejoy et al. The Great Divides: Ardipithecus ramidus Reveals the Postcrania of Our Last Common Ancestors with African Apes

C. Owen Lovejoy et al. The Pelvis and Femur of Ardipithecus ramidus: The Emergence of Upright Walking

C. Owen Lovejoy Reexamining Human Origins in Light of Ardipithecus ramidus

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