An environmental factor that may be linked with the emergence of Paranthropus and Homo is:

A. a rise in global temperatures
B. a major cooling event
C. a tectonic shift in the African continent
D. none of these


B. a major cooling event

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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