Oldest Human Skeleton Discovered, Bipedalism Origin May Be Revealed


	Oldest Human Skeleton Discovered, Bipedalism Origin May Be Revealed

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10-1-2009 11:26 AM

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The big news in the journal Science tomorrow is the discovery of the oldest human skeleton--a small-brained, 110-pound female of the species Ardipithecus ramidus, nicknamed "Ardi."

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