When the First Australopithecine Was Discovered in 1925, Most Experts

question 21

Multiple Choice

When the first australopithecine was discovered in 1925, most experts dismissed it as possibly being in our lineage because

• A) it looked more like a gorilla than a hominid
• B) it looked so different from any other fossil considered to be in our lineage
• C) its date was too close to modern times for there to have been enough time for the necessary changes
• D) the Churches (Catholic and Anglican) were anti evolution at that time

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