Asked by daniel

Consider the timeline of the evolution of human ancestors.
A timeline has points A, B, C, D, and E. At the beginning of the timeline is 3.5 million years ago. At the end of the timeline is 50,000 years ago.
Which series correctly lists the order of species (from A to E) that belong on the timeline?
A. africanus, A. afarensis, H. erectus, H. habilis, H. sapiens
H. habilis, A. africanus, H. erectus, A. afarensis, H. sapiens
A. afarensis, A. africanus, H. habilis, H. erectus, H. sapiens
H. habilis, H. erectus, A. afarensis, A. africanus, H. sapiens

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C. A. afarensis, A. africanus, H. habilis, H. erectus, H. sapiens

Explanation: A. afarensis (~3.9–2.9 mya) is the oldest, followed by A. africanus (~3.3–2.1 mya), then early Homo like H. habilis (~2.4–1.4 mya), then H. erectus (~1.9–0.15 mya), and finally H. sapiens (appearing hundreds of thousands of years ago and present by 50,000 years ago).