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You come across a website that states Homo rudolfensis was a slightly larger version of Homo erectus found in Canada in the eighteenth century. Based on your knowledge of physical anthropology, though, you know that this website is bunk because:1. Homo rudolfensis and Homo habilis are the same species.2. Only Homo sapiens reached North America.3. Fossil hominids were not found until the nineteenth century.4. All of the above

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Answer: The answer is 4- All of the above.

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The numbers 1-3 are wrong because;

1- Homo rudolfensis and Homo habilis are not the same due to the fact that they both posses different characters. For example, Homo Rudolfensis was discovered having a larger brain size compared to Homo Habilis which is smaller, the teeth of Homo Rudolfensis are not preserved, they have square upper jaw, slightly developed brow ridge, they have a larger face which is also flat and longer. However, the Homo Habilis have small upper jaw with human like teeth, round upper jaw, strongly developed ridge brow and a small face which is not very flat.

2- Records show that Homo Erectus also dispersed into North America.

3 Fossil hominids have been dated to have existed about 7-8 million years ago

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