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Who was Martin Pickford’s partner in his discovery of Orrorin tugenensis?

Marie Curie
Brigitte Senut
Louis Leakey
Lucy Cooke

Answer

The discovery of _Orrorin tugenensis_, an early hominin species from Kenya, was made possible through the collaboration of Martin Pickford and Brigitte Senut. Their joint research efforts in the Tugen Hills of western Kenya led to the identification of _Orrorin tugenensis_ fossils, providing valuable insights into human evolutionary history.