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According to fossils discovered up to present time, origin and evolution of man started from


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France

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Java

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Africa

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China

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The correct option is C

Africa


The common ancestor of both ape and man is Dryopithecus – a 20 million years old fossil discovered from Africa. Australopithecus also lived in Africa between 6 million to 1 million years ago. The genus Homo evolved 2 million years ago from one of such Australopithecines in Africa and then only moved out of the continent.

The first such Homo lived throughout Asia, some parts of Europe and Africa. But obviously, its evolution took place in Africa.


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