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And this list is getting longer. As scientists discover new fossils, the hominid family tree grows new branches. But fossils are often difficult to categorize neatly as one species or another.
The most primitive hominid yet found, this species has more chimpanzee-like features than any other human ancestor. Ardipithecus ramidus may have walked upright. Other fossils discovered with A.
Scientists have identified at least four hominid species—in addition to ... role in the development of our concepts of human evolution,” says C.K. “Bob” Brain, a curator emeritus at ...