A geological event that is important to the understanding of hominoid evolution is the:
A)movement of South America away from Africa making the Atlantic Ocean wider than it was
B)movement of the Indian subcontinent into southern Asia creating the Himalayan Mountains
C)movement of the Afro-Arabian plate into the Asian plate creating a land bridge between Africa and Asia
D)drying up of the Mediterranean Sea during the Miocene permitting the free exchange of African and European fauna

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The movement of the Afro-Arabian plate into the Asian plate created a land bridge between Africa and Asia, which allowed for the dispersal and diversification of hominoids (ancestors of modern humans and great apes) into Asia. This is known as the African-Asian migration or the Out of Africa event.

A Geological Event That Is Important to the Understanding of Hominoid