Orrorin | fossil primate genus | Britannica (original) (raw)

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hominins

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  In hominin
  …authorities place the genera Ardipithecus, Orrorin, and Kenyanthropus in Hominini. Some characteristics that have distinguished hominins from other primates, living and extinct, are their erect posture, bipedal locomotion, larger brains, and behavioral characteristics such as specialized tool use and, in some cases, communication through language.
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human evolution

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  In human evolution: Background and beginnings in the Miocene
  Orrorin was from central Kenya 6 mya. Among these, the most likely ancestor of great apes and humans may be either Kenyapithecus or Griphopithecus.
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