Among the Pre-4-Mya Fossils That Some Paleoanthropologists Include in the Hominin

question 61

Multiple Choice

Among the pre-4-mya fossils that some paleoanthropologists include in the hominin family, ________ is thought to be a biped based on information from a single toe bone.

• A) Sahelanthropus tchadensis
• B) Ardipithecus kadabba
• C) Orrorin tugenensis
• D) Ardipithecus ramidus

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