'Peking man' is also known as

Australopithecus

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Sinanthropus

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Pithecanthropus

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Homo sapiens

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Solution

The correct option is B Sinanthropus
Peking Man, Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. Sinanthropus is an obsolete genus of hominids in the scientific classification system. It originated when an early fossil molar of Peking man was assigned the classification Sinanthropus pekinensis by Davidson Black late in 1927.
So, the correct answer is 'Sinanthropus'

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