Your friend is asking your opinion on a recent hominid fossil he heard about on the news.He is unable to remember the species name but knows that it lacked the specialized teeth seen in living apes, had elongated toes, an opposable big toe, and was part of a multidisciplinary study that reconstructed the early hominids' habitat.The fossil he is referring to is most likely

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The characteristics mentioned by the friend (lack of specialized teeth, elongated toes, opposable big toe, and involvement in a multidisciplinary study) are all features of Ardipithecus ramidus. No other hominid species matches these characteristics so closely.

Your Friend Is Asking Your Opinion on a Recent Hominid