Question

1-___________________ is an example of the earliest fossil hominoid.

  Sivapithecus

   Gigantopithecus

   Proconsul

   Aegyptopithecus

2. Fossils of the first hominids are found in

  The New World

   Asia

   Europe

   Africa

3-The oldest suggested possible hominins, dating back close to 6 million years ago, are classified as

  Sahelanthropus

   All of these

   Orrorin

   Ardipithecus

4-________________ of Ardipithecus suggests that it was bipedal.

  The femur

   The position of the foramen magnum

   The knee joint

   The pelvic bones

Answer 1

1.The answer is option D- Aegyptopithecus

Aegyptopithecus was a part of the oligocene abd lived approximately 37 million yeras ago.Aegyptopithecus is considered as a common ancestor to monkeys, apes, and humans.

2.The answer is option D-Africa

The female skeleton, nicknamed Ardi which is 4.4 million years old (older than the skeleton of Lucy)is the earliest hominid skeleton ever found.It was found from Ethiopia.

3. The answer is option B

Sahelanthropus - 7-6 million years ago.

Orrorin - 6 million years ago

Ardipithecus- 5.8-4.4 million years ago

4.The answer is option D

The reconstructed pelvic bones from the foddil are evidences for bipedalism