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Explore the early stages of human evolution with the 'Human Origins - Early Hominins' quiz. Delve into discoveries like Sahelanthropus Tchadensis and Orrorin Tugenesis, examining traits that define hominins and their evolutionary...
Questions: 13 | Attempts: 131 | Last updated: Mar 18, 2025
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Sample Question 1Raymond Dart's discovery of the "Taung Child" was the first early hominin found in Africa and the first discovery of a human genus different than our own. It had a small brain but clear evidence of bipedal behavior. This is a good example of mosaic evolution. This occurred in South Africa around 1924-1925. Also known as Australopithecus Africanus, the brain is endocast, the dental development, and the foramen magnum position are key points to take note of.
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Sample Question 2Paleontologist Robert Broom discovered four South African hominin cave sites in the 1930-1940s. Among these were the sites of Kromdraai and Swartkrans which yielded the first evidence of another new hominin genus, Paranthropus Robustus.
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Sample Question 3John Robinson, an anatomist who worked with Robert Broom in the 1950s, proposed the "dietary hypothesis" based on his studies of the South African hominins coining the terms "Gracile" and "Robust" based on the divergent adaptations of Australopithecus Africanus and Paranthropus Robust.