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Evolution of Hominin Forelimbs in the Context of Bipedalism Evolution of Hominin Forelimbs in the Context of Bipedalism The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Yegian, Andrew Kevork. 2019. Evolution of Hominin Forelimbs in the Context of Bipedalism. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42013061 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#LAA ! "#$%&'($)!$*!+$,()()!-$./%(,01!()!'2/!3$)'/4'!$*!5(6/78%(1,! ! ! ! ! 9!7(11/.'8'($)!6./1/)'/7! ! 0:! ! 9)7./;!</#$.=!>/?(8)! ! @$! ! @2/!A/68.',/)'!$*!+&,8)!"#$%&'($)8.:!5($%$?:! ! ! ! ! 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