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    Ardipithecus Ramidus Kadabba: The Oldest Hominid There was a chief new discovery of fossil bones and teeth belonging to the earliest human ancestors ever discovered. The fossil bones predate the oldest formerly discovered human ancestor by more than a million years. The discovery was of fossil remains of a hominid that lived in present day Ethiopia between 5.2 and 9.8 million years ago. (Hominids include all species following the split as of the chimpanzees on the “human” side of the

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    early scientific journals. It also included interviews with people of different views to fortify their argument such as, creationist Carl Baugh on the Paluxy tracks controversy; Richard Milton, author of Shattering the Myths of Darwinism, on Lucy (oldest skeleton of an upright humanoid discovered);

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    that bipedalism starts to appear. This hypothesis is hard to prove, however, logically speaking, carrying highly energy-rich food such as nuts or fruits is beneficial to the group and community. A study conducted in West Africa suggests that early hominids walk upright to carry resources away from other competitors. Researchers provide piles of oil palm and nuts to 11 chimpanzees, who prefer the nuts. According to the research, the chimps are four times more likely to walk upright with two legs, so

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    Chimpanzees, also known as Pan Troglodytes, are an African species of great ape which have a stronger degree of relation to us than to gorillas (National Geographic, n.d.; Gebo, 2014). They move both on land and in trees, mainly eating and resting above ground. An opposable thumb and four fingers provide the ability to cling to trees, and the strength for this comes from a variety of muscles such as the deltoid. The can move swiftly on land due to no tail and a plump body. Quadrupedal locomotion

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    chimpanzees. This transition to bipedalism was facilitated by structural changes comprised of an angled thigh bone, a more sturdy and broad pelvis, a wider patella, an S-shaped spine, and long femurs. The compilation of all of these adaptations allowed hominids to not only support their entire body weight while standing upright, but efficiently take long strides, therefore allowing them to travel greater distances. Though much is known about the implications for the transition to bipedality, the

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    social lives have evolved from the very early times of the hominids. Cultural behavior grew extensively from the era of the homo habilis and the homo rudolfensis. Hominids recognized the importance of adaptation and organization as a means of survival. The skills and tools developed did not depend on intelligence but rather improved social organization. Survival required a coordinated approach where information could be shared amongst hominids with a similar cultural behavior. They required a means

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    Evolution is a process in which living organisms develop across a period of time (Bourrat, 2014). It also shows how one species is genetically linked to another or how it has common attributes to other organisms (Bourrat, 2014). Throughout their course of life each species will go through a process known as natural selection. Natural selection serves as an ability to pass on better genes on to the offspring in order to maintain an increasingly higher genetic code (Bourrat, 2014). Evolution in most

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    Bipedalism, a locomotion that consist of the two lower limbs to move. This can be found in many animals, but it is considered more “optional” than “mandatory” as a way to transport. Some use it as a defense mechanism. In humans, it is one of the special characteristics that is used to differentiate the human species from the rest of the Hominidae family. Only humans have “mandatory” bipedalism. Other characteristics include massive brain size and the ability to make and use tools (Lovejoy,1988).

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    Advantages Of Bipedalism

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    A significantly enlarged brain size is one of the main features distinguishing modern humans from other hominids. Humans are unrivalled in both their cognitive and linguistic capabilities, and since an expanded brain appears to be correlated with intelligence (Darwin, 1871), it is not surprising that the evolution of modern humans was believed to be the result of increased brain size and complexity. However, the fossil evidence has revealed that an increased brain size evolved only after the evolution

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    evolutionary phenomenon was happening in Africa. Early hominids, man’s ancestors, were beginning a giant leap in their evolution. These hominids were moving out of the forest and beginning to walk upright, out on the open plains (Fagan, 98). This change from quadrupedalism was the most significant adaptation that ever happened to these early hominids. It caused many adaptations that make man what he is today. This process occurred in early hominids for many different reasons, each reason helping to

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