A recently discovered early hominin, which dates to 3.5-3.2 mya and has a flat face, is
A) Orrorin tugenensis.
B) Ardipithecus ramidus.
C) Australopithecus afarensis.
D) Kenyanthropus platyops.

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The hominin with a flat face that dates to 3.5-3.2 mya is Kenyanthropus platyops, as it is the only option given that has a flat face and falls within that time period. Orrorin tugenensis dates to 6 mya, Ardipithecus ramidus dates to 4.4 mya, and Australopithecus afarensis dates to 3.9-2.9 mya, so they do not match the given timeframe.

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