A Geological Event That Is Important to the Understanding of Hominoid

question 39

Multiple Choice

A geological event that is important to the understanding of hominoid evolution is the:

• A)movement of South America away from Africa making the Atlantic Ocean wider than it was
• B)movement of the Indian subcontinent into southern Asia creating the Himalayan Mountains
• C)movement of the Afro-Arabian plate into the Asian plate creating a land bridge between Africa and Asia
• D)drying up of the Mediterranean Sea during the Miocene permitting the free exchange of African and European fauna

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