Which statement is supported by the fossil record? chimpanzees are ancestors of modern humans. neanderthals are the most recent ancestor of modern humans. most ancestors of modern humans originated in europe. chimpanzees and modern humans shared a common ancestor.

The correct answer is: "Chimpanzees and modern humans shared a common ancestor."

The chimpanzees are not the ancestors of modern humans as because humans did not come from chimpanzees but from a common Hominin ancestor. Neanderthals on the other hand, are also not ancestors of the humans but also shared a common ancestor albeit an earlier one compared to the chimpanzee. Most ancestors of humans originated in Africa, not in Europe.

Attached is a phylogenetic tree involving the evolution of humans and other primates from a common ancestor.