fossil record

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The fossil record includes more than 15 known hominin species, which generally fall into four broad groups:

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"Neither was the case: Paranthropus was as widespread and versatile as Homo and the new find shows that its absence in the Afar was an artifact of the fossil record."

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“These protea plants go back in the fossil record like 300 million years,” Hartman said.

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"And fundamentally, we have nuanced our understanding of evolution by drawing a line between the fossil record, ecology, and biogeography."

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Although scientists still debate what ultimately caused LOME, the fossil record clearly shows a sharp dividing line before and after the event.

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