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Figure 204 Humans, Chimpanzees, Gorillas, and Orangutans Are Members of a a Clade

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  Figure 20.4 Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans are members of a clade called the great apes, which shared a common ancestor about 18 million years ago. Gibbons and siamangs comprise a clade called the lesser apes. Tree-branch lengths indicate elapsed time. -From Figure 20.4, which other event occurred closest in time to the divergence of gorillas from the lineage that led to humans and chimps? A)  the divergence of chimps and humans B)  the divergence of Dryopithecus and Ouranopithecus C)  the divergence of gibbons and siamangs D)  could be either the divergence of chimps and humans OR of Dryopithecus and Ouranopithecus E)  could be either the divergence of chimps and humans OR of gibbons and siamangs Figure 20.4 Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans are members of a clade called the great apes, which shared a common ancestor about 18 million years ago. Gibbons and siamangs comprise a clade called the lesser apes. Tree-branch lengths indicate elapsed time.
-From Figure 20.4, which other event occurred closest in time to the divergence of gorillas from the lineage that led to humans and chimps?


A) the divergence of chimps and humans
B) the divergence of Dryopithecus and Ouranopithecus
C) the divergence of gibbons and siamangs
D) could be either the divergence of chimps and humans OR of Dryopithecus and Ouranopithecus
E) could be either the divergence of chimps and humans OR of gibbons and siamangs

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