Which of the following is NOT a reason why the earliest hominin species has not been identified?

a. The fossil record for hominins between 10 and 6 million years ago is poorly represented
b. no hominin finds date from the period from 7 to 4.4 million years ago
c. hominin fossils from the late Miocene are very fragmentary and show only slight differences from apes
d. there are several possible candidates still under analysis


Answer b

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