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The picture shows a representation of fossil skulls.

An illustration shows the evolution of the human skull from Australopithecus, homo erectus, homo sapiens neanerthalensis, to homo sapiens.

What do these skulls in the fossil record tell us about hominin evolution?

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Human skulls became more pointed as hominins evolved.
Human skulls became more pointed as hominins evolved.

The nose became more prominent as hominins evolved.
The nose became more prominent as hominins evolved.

The jaw grew relatively larger as hominins evolved.
The jaw grew relatively larger as hominins evolved.

Hominins grew taller as they evolved.
Hominins grew taller as they evolved.
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The nose became more prominent as hominins evolved.

Justification: the skull series shows increasing nasal projection and a more pronounced nasal region in later Homo compared with earlier Australopithecus (while faces become less prognathous and jaws/teeth reduce).