A well preserved and most complete homonid fossil named Lucy belongs to genus

Dryopithecus

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Oreopithecus

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Pithecanthropus

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Australopithecus

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Solution

The correct option is D Australopithecus
Australopithecus discovered from Africa by Raymond Dart and commonly called Tuang Baby and Lucy (female) or African Ape man belongs to Australopithecus. It was considered to be a pre-man or ape-man, a connective link between man and apes.
So, the correct option is D.

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