Fossils of the earliest known true hominids are approximately how many millions of years old?

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Fossils of the earliest known true hominids date back to about 5-2 million years ago, as these were the time periods when the species Australopithecus afarensis and Australopithecus africanus existed. Option A is incorrect, as fossils of true hominids are not more than 20 million years old. Option B is incorrect because true hominids are much older than 10 million years. Option D is incorrect because fossils of true hominids are much older than half a million years old. Option E is incorrect because there are fossils of true hominids that have been discovered, so they did exist at some point in time.

Fossils of the Earliest Known True Hominids Are Approximately How