Why has it been difficult for paleoanthropologists to identify the "earliest" hominin species?
a. The fossil record for hominins between 10 and 6 million years ago has too many specimens to classify.
b. No hominin finds date 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 no possible candidates still under analysis.
Correct Answer: c
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