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renzo156

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Which of the following is NOT true of the genus Australopithecus?
 
  a. the genus represents an adaptive radiation that covers southern, central and western Africa
  b. there are questions about whether the genus should be included in the hominin group
  c. the genus lived from around 4.2 milliom to 1 million years ago
  d. the first specimen of the genus was found by Raymond Dart in the 1920s

Question 2

At present the most likely candidate for the stem hominin is __________.
 
  a. Australopithecus anamensis
  b. Orrorin tugenensis
  c. Ardipithecus ramidus
  d. Sahelanthropus tchadensis



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Answer to Question 1

Answer b

Answer to Question 2

Answer c



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