A 2001 Fossil Find Called Orrorin Tugenensis,dated 6 Million Years

question 43

Multiple Choice

A 2001 fossil find called Orrorin tugenensis,dated 6 million years of age,

• A) appears to have been a chimp-sized creature that climbed easily and walked on two legs when on the ground.
• B) lacks any possible evidence that it was bipedal.
• C) is the undisputed "missing link."
• D) was found in South America, suggesting that the transition into bipedalism may have happened there.
• E) is older than the famous Toumai find.

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