The 3.8 million year old find from Laetoli, Tanzania, provides evidence for which of the following?   A foramen magnum at the base of the skull (as opposed to towards the back).   An "S"-shaped spinal column.   A cupped pelvis (hips), and a femur (upper leg bone) that angles under our body.   A big toe that is aligned with the rest of the toes, and both a longitudinal and transverse arch in the foot.   All of the above

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73. The 3.8 million year old find from Laetoli, Tanzania, provides evidence for which of the following?

 

A foramen magnum at the base of the skull (as opposed to towards the back).

 

An "S"-shaped spinal column.

 

A cupped pelvis (hips), and a femur (upper leg bone) that angles under our body.

 

A big toe that is aligned with the rest of the toes, and both a longitudinal and transverse arch in the foot.

 

All of the above

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