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olgavictoria

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According to your text, paleoanthropologist s suggest that the fossil forms called __________ were the immediate predecessors to the genus Homo.
 
  A. Aegyptopithecus
  B. Proconsul africanus
  C. Australopithecus
  D. Ardipithecus

Question 2

You are excavating a site in East Africa dating to about 3.5 million years ago. You find about 50 percent of a skeleton of a fossil hominin. From the skull you calculate that the cranial capacity was about 440 cc.
 
  The finger bones are curved, suggesting arboreal locomotion was possible, but the pelvic structure suggests bipedalism. You have probably found the remains of a(n) __________.
  A. Homo erectus
  B. Australopithecus robustus
  C. Homo habilis
  D. Australopithecus afarensis


kescobar@64

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Reply #1 on: Aug 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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