The Bones of the Fingers and Toes of Au

question 14

Multiple Choice

The bones of the fingers and toes of Au. afarensis are slightly curved, and the toes are much longer than the toes of modern human beings. This suggests to paleoanthropologists that

• A) the bipedalism of Au. afarensis was even more efficient than that of modern human beings.
• B) Au. afarensis did not move with a full striding gait, as later hominins did.
• C) Au. afarensis lost tree-climbing ability.
• D) the bipedalism of Au. afarensis was remarkably inefficient.

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