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7. Australopithecus

AMNH Anthro Bulletin
http://www.amnh.org/enews/anthro.html
Information on the American Museum of Natural History anthropology and evolution exhibits, including a phylogenetic tree of hominids with skulls that can be examined in 32-D. Which populations are presented as "human"? On what basis does the site draw a distinction between "human" and "prehuman" populations? Click on other areas of the site to learn more about new debates and findings regarding Homo sapiens

Ardipithecus ramidus
http://www.uea.ac.uk/~x9706887/Aramidus.html
This site profiles A. ramidus as well as the other australopithecine species.

The Australopithecines
http://www.ants-inc.com/inhandmuseum/LA/aust.html
Descriptions by Dr. Meave Leakey of the gracile and robust australopithecines.

The Genesis of Man
http://cybrfair.gsn.org/adelaar/index.htm
Information and pictures of the South African australopithecines and sites.

The Talk Origins Archive-Fossil Hominids
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/fossil-hominids.html
Click on the Hominid Species under the table of contents for information on the australopithecines and other hominid species.

University of Minnesota Duluth: Australopithecines
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/pcaustr.html
Lots of links to interesting sites about australopithecines and hominid evolution.