Question 56 Aegyptopithecus is likely the ancestor of the New World Monkeys. True False Question 57 Most paleoanthropologists now accept S. Tchadensis as being the direct and immediate ancestor of the australopithecines. True False Question 58 The savanna hypothesis is the most likely hypothesis regarding how and why we became bipedal. True False Question 59 Though contemporary, natural selection molded A. boisei and H. habilis to avoid feeding competition, as they ate different resources. True False
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This statement is true. Aegyptopithecus is considered an early ancestor of both Old World and New World monkeys. Q57: Most paleoanthropologists now accept S. Tchadensis as being the direct and immediate ancestor of the australopithecines. This statement is false. Show more…
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