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Candis Miller
on Oct 15, 2024
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Fossil LD 350-1 consists only of the left side of the lower jaw. What can we infer from such sparse clues?
A) LD 350-1 was Homo erectus because of the smaller sized jaw.
B) LD 350-1 was from the genus Homo because of the smaller sized teeth.
C) LD 350-1 is from 2.8 mya and the oldest fossil from the Homo clade.
D) a and c
E) b and c
Homo Clade
The taxonomic group that includes modern humans and their close relatives and ancestors, characterized by certain evolutionary traits such as bipedalism.
Smaller Sized Jaw
A smaller sized jaw refers to a jaw that is reduced in size compared to the common anatomical norm, affecting chewing and sometimes speech.
- Gain an understanding of the origin and development of the genus Homo through evolutionary processes.
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Learning Objectives
- Gain an understanding of the origin and development of the genus Homo through evolutionary processes.