When Researchers Found a Fossilized Jawbone from a Late (About

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When researchers found a fossilized jawbone from a late (about 43,000-45,000 years ago) Italian Neanderthal,they noted that the shape of the jawbone suggested the individual had an intermediate chin instead of no chin like most Neanderthals.This would provide evidence supporting which of the following hypotheses?

• A) Homo habilis and Homo neanderthalensis successfully bred with each other while both were present in central Africa.
• B) Homo habilis and Homo neanderthalensis successfully bred with each other while both were present on the Italian peninsula of Europe.
• C) Modern Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis successfully bred with each other while both were present on the Italian peninsula of Europe.
• D) Modern Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis successfully bred with each other while both were present in central Africa.

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