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An anthropologist finds a fossil that is 4 million years old. Its pelvis suggests it walked upright. Which species could the specimen belong to?

answer choices are

Australopithecus africanus

Australopithecus afarensis

Homo habilis

Homo erectus

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KinderLemur

Australopithecus afarensis.

Answer:

Option B, Australopithecus afarensis

Explanation:

Australopithecus afarensis is one of the oldest and long lived species of early human being with small canine teeth and a body which consists of two legs and walked upright regularly.  

Their body shape followed bipedalism and it comes from skeletal fossils inclusive of articulation and femur just like human beings. Their fossilised footprint showed that they it do not have knuckle-dragging impressions

Hence, option B is correct

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