When researchers found a fossilized jawbone from a late (about 43-45 tya)Italian Neanderthal,they noted that the shape of the jawbone suggested the individual had an intermediate chin instead of no chin like most Neanderthals.This would provide evidence supporting which of the following hypotheses?

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The presence of an intermediate chin in a Neanderthal fossil suggests that it may have some genetic contribution from modern humans (Homo sapiens). This finding supports the hypothesis that there was interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans while both were present in Europe, including the Italian peninsula where the fossil was found. There is no evidence of interbreeding between Homo habilis and Neanderthals, and the occurrence of Homo habilis is limited to Africa.

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