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londonang

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You are excavating at a hominin site in South Africa. Your trowel has just unearthed a skull of a hominin that has a large protruding (prognathic) face, large brow ridges, a sloping forehead, and a massive sagittal crest.
 
  You have probably found an example of which of the following?
  A. Homo erectus
  B. Australopithecus africanus
  C. Australopithecus robustus
  D. Homo habilis

Question 2

Which of the following australopithecines have been found in South Africa?
 
  A. Australopithecus habilis and Australopithecus erectus
  B. Australopithecus afarensis and Australopithecus africanus
  C. Australopithecus robustus and Australopithecus africanus
  D. Australopithecus boisei and Australopithecus afarensis


lin77x

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

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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