A. afarensis may be transitional between the Miocene hominoids and later australopithecines. It shows primitive characteristics including:

A. a small diastema in one location
B. a projecting canine
C. a semisectorial lower molar
D. all of these


D. all of these

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What will be an ideal response?

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