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Finding Ardi: Tim White on the Intersection of Anthropology and Paleontology

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A seated man with skulls and other items on shelves in the background. Caption: We found one band at about 5.2 million years--

Paleoanthropologist Dr. Tim White discusses how his team unearthed the fossil of Ardipithecus ramidus, an early hominid that lived about 4.4 million years ago. Dr. White discusses the fossil record and hominid evolution.

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