The first hominin trait that I found was that they are bipedal. This means that they walk on two legs like we humans do. I think this is a good indicator of modern human biology because it is a great indicator that we come from primates. This is so important because we are one of the few species that do walk on two legs. Another trait that would inform us about modern human biology would be the fact that hominins have a flatter face than chimps. This is another reason that there is evidence showing we are similar to hominins. Another trait that can inform us about modern human biology would be the foramen magnum. This hole at the base of the skull where the spinal cord is attached to the brain. This suggests that the body is underneath the skull, like we have as humans. This was only a few examples from the large list of reasons. There are many ways in which hominin diversity has affected human evolution. As said in the video, the hominin demonstrate a mosaic of features. They have many ape like features, but also many features that us humans have today. The diversity of the hominins have affected our diversity today, the reason we are all so different. If it wasn’t for this diversity, we would be much less genetically diverse as humans today. There is a lot of evidence that comes from fossilized skeletal remains that anthropologists use to learn from. Fossils are such an important tool that anthropologists use to determine many variables. They can show when plants and animals died because of the sediment around them. They are also a great tool because the fossils turn to stone, so they are easy to work with. They can’t show DNA because they aren’t bones, but they can show us the shape of the organism which can be very helpful. Fossil can show us when particular things happened. This is why fossils play such a key role in our study of evolution and the rate of evolutionary change. I found the topic of fossils very interesting. It is cool how you can look at a fossil and know the age of it and what animal it is. I think fossils are one of the most important pieces of evidence we have to show how evolution occurred. It can even show things like genetic drift because of the location of specific fossils. One example that I thought was very interesting that had to do with fossils was carbon dating. I have learned about this topic in school before and always thought it was cool. It can tell you how old something is based on the carbon isotopes. Another dating tool similar to this is tree ring dating. I thought it was super interesting that the thickness of the ring is based on the amount of rainfall that season. All of these variables related to fossils and hominins can tell anthropologists many things about modern human biology today. They can be an amazing tool to learn from and use to see how evolution is occuring.