Despite some confusion at present about hominin phylogeny, which of the following statements is true?

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The statement that is true is that humans evolved from one of the australopithecines. While there is still some debate and uncertainty about the exact phylogenetic relationships between hominin species, it is generally accepted that the australopithecines were a group of early hominins that included several different species, some of which may be direct ancestors to humans. None of the other answer choices are true: robust australopiths are a subgroup of australopithecines, but not the direct ancestors of humans; there is no evidence to suggest that humans evolved from a non-australopithecine ancestor; and while uncertainties about phylogeny remain, there is still a great deal of evidence on which to base hypotheses about human evolution.

Despite Some Confusion at Present About Hominin Phylogeny, Which of the Following