Using your knowledge of hominid evolution, which of the following correctly associates the given brain capacities with the hominid species in the table in order from smallest to largest?
Species Time period (millions of years ago) Tool use
A. afarensis 3.6–2 .8 Possible tool use
A. africanus 3.0–2.4 Possible tool use
H. habilis 2–1.5 Simple stone tools
H. neanderthalensis 0.13–0.035 Complex stone tools
A. afarensis, A. africanus, H. habilis, H. neanderthalensis
H. habilis, A. afarensis, A. africanus, H. neanderthalensis
A. afarensis, H. neanderthalensis, H. habilis, A. africanus
H. neanderthalensis, H. habilis, A. africanus, A. afarensis
The correct order is:
A. afarensis, A. africanus, H. habilis, H. neanderthalensis