Which of the following is NOT true about the Asian radiation of hominoids?
A)The hominoids were geographically dispersed from Turkey in the west to China in the east.
B)It includes Sivapithecus, a large hominoid of 70 to 150 pounds.
C)It includes from the late Miocene a hominoid descendant, known as Gigantopithecus.
D)Hominoids do not appear to have colonized Asia until about 15 mya.
E)Sivapithecus has been recovered from Northwest Asia.

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Sivapithecus fossils have been found in South Asia, particularly in the Siwalik Hills region of India and Pakistan, not Northwest Asia. This makes the statement about Sivapithecus being recovered from Northwest Asia incorrect.

Which of the Following Is NOT True About the Asian