Which of the Following Is/are Evidence of Robust Australopithecines' Adaptation

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is/are evidence of robust australopithecines' adaptation to eating hard-shelled seeds and grasses?

• A) the presence of very large molars and a sagittal crest on the top of the skull
• B) fine finger bones and a large mandible
• C) massive fossilized temporalis muscles
• D) bipedalism, providing the mobility necessary to gather food in open grasslands
• E) a small but flexible masseter muscle and an enlarged occipital bun