Which of the Following Is NOT a Suggested Scenario for the Environmental

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a suggested scenario for the environmental conditions under which bipedalism was first selected for among the earliest hominins?

• A)a temperature decrease that shrank the forests and produced savannas
• B)formation of the Rift Valley that isolated our ancestors on the savannas
• C)a "mosaic" environment of forests and open plains
• D)glacial advances creating a cold climate on the open plains

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