A Key Finding of the Study of Early Hominins Is

question 1

Multiple Choice

A key finding of the study of early hominins is that

• A) humans ultimately arose from a long lineage of less and less apelike forms.
• B) the multiple species of australopithecines were highly diverse in locomotion, mastication, and several other aspects.
• C) australopithecines were very diverse in diet and other features, but they all had almost identical postcrania, suggesting that they moved around in the same bipedal fashion.
• D) there will never be enough fossils to put together a description of evolutionary patterns for premodern hominins.

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