Hominin Species

To complete this assignment…

Select a Hominin
Visit three or more reliable websites that discuss the Hominini (bipedal primates), and select one of the hominins for further study. (You may use WikipediaLinks to an external site. as a starting point for your research, but it should not be one of your cited sources, although most of the referencesLinks to an external site. from that page are acceptable sources. The Smithsonian Institution Human Evolution TimelineLinks to an external site. is also an acceptable starting point, as are the Hominid SpeciesLinks to an external site. and Prominent Hominid FossilsLinks to an external site. web pages.)
Research that Hominin
Follow the links and references provided by your starting points to find out more about the hominin you have selected, including:

Where the species was discovered
When the species was discovered
Who discovered it
When the species lived
A description of its anatomy

Write a detailed description, in your own words, about the hominin you selected.
Your paper should be two to four pages in length, double-spaced (in 10 or 12 point font size with one inch margins).
Your sources should be included, both “in-text” and in a “References Cited” page. You may use APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, or any other standard citation style. (See the module “Week Zero: Read First!” for more details about citations.)

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