Although accomplished as a biped, certain feature such as curved phalanges in the toes and fingers suggest that Australopithecus afarensis __________
a. may have been partially arboreal
b. could have had difficulty walking
c. were also accomplished brachiators
d. could swim quite well
Answer a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
During the Paleocene epoch, many archaic groups of mammals arose that are not precisely like any living group
a. True b. False
Paleontologists use the form of teeth and _________ to decide to which group a fossil belongs
a. hair b. bones c. fatty tissue d. none of these
What non-genetic evidence supports the idea that Neandertals and humans may have interbred?
A) Neandertals wore human-style clothing. B) Neandertals and humans shared living spaces. C) Neandertals and humans had wars that included the raiding of females. D) Neandertals adopted human toolmaking techniques.