Which of the following best characterizes the study of paleoanthropology?
a. It is the study of the evolution of dinosaurs and how human life was modified due to the presence of large reptiles.
b. Paleoanthropologists focus on the reconstruction of the human fossil record through the excavation and analysis of fossil remains.
c. Although paleoanthropology is the study of early fossils, it most commonly focuses on how humans culturally adapted to life in diverse environmental regions.
d. Paleoanthropology is the study of non-human primates in their natural environments.
e. Paleoanthropologists most often work in the field of forensic anthropology so that they can identify fossil material for a wide variety of species.
ANS: B
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