How Can Paleoanthropologists Determine Whether a Specimen Is a New

question 16

Multiple Choice

How can paleoanthropologists determine whether a specimen is a new species of hominin or whether it is an individual of an already known hominin species?

• A) Study the extent of variation within the known species.
• B) Evaluate Homoplasic traits among known taxa.
• C) Evaluate analogous traits among known taxa.
• D) a and b
• E) a, b, and c

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