Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about australopithecines is true?
A) Australopithecines had a higher incidence of rickets than genus Homo.
B) Australopithecines had smaller molars than genus Homo.
C) Australopithecines probably relied more on the use of tools than did the early Homo.
D) Australopithecus was the most geographically widespread of all hominin genera.
E) Australopithecines as a group inhabited the earth longer than any other hominin genus.
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