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For years __________ was accepted by many in the scientific community as the earliest known representative of humans found in Western Europe.
 
  Using fluorine analysis in the 1950s, this was finally shown to be an elaborate hoax that consisted of a human cranium and orangutan jaw.
  A. Homo habilis
  B. Eoanthropus dawsoni
  C. Sinanthropus pekinensis
  D. Europithecus englandi

Question 2

What significant piece of information is suggested by the fossils found in the Denisova cave in Russia?
 
  A. Homo erectus left Africa much earlier than previously believed.
  B. Neandertals coexisted with modern humans only until 50,000 years ago.
  C. They represent a previously unknown hominin species or subspecies that overlapped with Neandertals and modern humans.
  D. The Denisovans were directly ancestral to modern-day Australian Aborigines.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

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Answer: C





 

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