Hominids with a Brain Larger Than Australopithecines Appearing About 2

question 7

Multiple Choice

Hominids with a brain larger than australopithecines appearing about 2.5 million years ago are generally divided into two species called

• A) Australopithecus boisei and A. robustus.
• B) Homo sapiens and Homo neandertalensis.
• C) Homo habilis and Homo erectus.
• D) Homo erectus and Paranthropus.
• E) Homo habilis and H. rudolfensis.

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