This is a potential phylogenetic tree created by anthropologists at UC Berkeley. A-Ardipithecus ramidus B-Australopithecus anamensis C-Australopithecus afarensis D-Australopithecus africanus E-Paranthropus aethiopicus F-Paranthropus robustus G-Paranthropus boisei H-Australopithecus garhi I-Homo rudolfensis J-Homo habilus K-Homo ergaster L-Homo erectus M-Homo heidelbergensis N-Homo neanderthalensis O-Homo sapiens  What kinds of evidence to you think anthropologists used to create this tree?

This is a potential phylogenetic tree created by anthropologists at UC Berkeley. A-Ardipithecus ramidus B-Australopithecus anamensis C-Australopithecus afarensis D-Australopithecus africanus E-Paranthropus aethiopicus F-Paranthropus robustus G-Paranthropus boisei H-Australopithecus garhi I-Homo rudolfensis J-Homo habilus K-Homo ergaster L-Homo erectus M-Homo heidelbergensis N-Homo neanderthalensis O-Homo sapiens  What kinds of evidence to you think anthropologists used to create this tree?

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

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Chapter26: Human Evolution

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Problem 14SQ: Match each group with its description. _____ hominins a. first to be found outside Africa _____...

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