The fossil record shows that the common ancestor of H.erectus and H.habilis is:
A)A. africanus.
B)H. sapien.
C)A. afarensis.
D)A. robustus.

Question

The fossil record shows that the common ancestor of H.erectus and H.habilis is: 
A)A. africanus. 
B)H. sapien. 
C)A. afarensis. 
D)A. robustus.

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The common ancestor of H. erectus and H. habilis is believed to be A. afarensis, based on analyses of the fossil record and genetic evidence. A. africanus and A. robustus are more closely related to each other and diverged from the line leading to Homo at an earlier time. H. sapiens is a more recent species that evolved after H. erectus and H. habilis.

The Fossil Record Shows That the Common Ancestor of H