Which of the Following Statements About the Fossil Record Related

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the fossil record related to the last common ancestor of the African apes and human beings is correct?

• A) The fossil record for the period when this split occurred is unusually rich and detailed.
• B) Very few African hominoid fossils of any kind from the late Miocene (10-5 mya) or early Pliocene (5-2.5 mya) have been found.
• C) More fossils of the ancestors of African apes have been found in the late Miocene (10-5 mya) than from the early Pliocene (5-2.5 mya).
• D) The fossil record for the period when this split occurred is recorded in oral histories.

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