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Maximum cranial capacity is found in

A
Homo habilis
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Homo erectus
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Homo neanderthalensis
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D
Homo sapiens fossilis
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Solution

The correct option is B Homo sapiens fossilis
  • Homo habilis had a small brain with cranial capacity of only 680 cc. He lived about 2 million years ago.
  • Homo erectus or Java ape man had long low skull with a cranial capacity varying between 850 and 1100 cc.
  • The average cranial capacity of Homo neanderthalensis was about 1300 cc to 1600 cc, which is about the same as modern man.
  • Homo sapiens fossilis or cro-magnon man had an average cranial capacity of about 1650 cc.
  • He is the extinct representative of present-day modern man.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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