Which of these is the most accurate depiction of early hominin evolution?

A) There were at least two lines of early hominins, one of which leads to the genus Homo and the other which went extinct.
B) There was only one dominant species of hominin, with a great deal of intra-specific variation.
C) There were at least four lines of early hominins, but they all became extinct long before the emergence of Homo.
D) There is very little consensus among paleoanthropologists about which features identify the true hominins.


A) There were at least two lines of early hominins, one of which leads to the genus Homo and the other which went extinct.

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