The fact that there is always variation within a species can make it difficult to classify fossils. how similar do two specimens have to be to classify them in the same species? there are two different hominin discoveries discussed in this chapter where a newly discovered species was mistaken for modern humans with skeleton-altering diseases. do you remember which ones?

Neanderthals and Homo Floresiensis

Explanation:

the principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to test the hypothesis, and development of a conclusion that confirms, rejects, or modifies the hypothesis.