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Early Hominins
Skull comparison: Australopithecus afarensis vs modern humans
The skull of (a) Australopithecus afarensis, an early hominid that lived between three and four million years ago, resembled that of (b) modern humans, but was smaller with a sloped forehead and prominent jaw.
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"OpenStax College, The Evolution of Primates. October 17, 2013."
http://cnx.org/content/m44696/latest/Figure_29_07_04ab.jpg
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