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Which one of the following statements about fossil human species is correct?

1. Fossils of Homo neanderthalensis have been found recently in South America
2. Neanderthal man and Cro-Magnon man did exist for sometime together
3. Australopithecus fossils have been found in Australia
4. Homo erectus was preceded by Homo habilis

Correct answer: Neanderthal man and Cro-Magnon man did exist for sometime together

Solution

Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons were contemporaries for a period in Europe, so they did exist together for some time. The other choices are incorrect because Neanderthal fossils are not from South America, Australopithecus is not found in Australia, and Homo habilis came before Homo erectus.

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