The extinct human who lived 1,00,000 to 40,000 years ago, in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, with short stature, heavy eye brows, retreating fore heads, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies, a lumbering gait and stooped posture was :
A
Cro - Magnon humans
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B
Ramapithecus
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C
Homo habilis
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D
Neanderthal human
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Solution
The correct option is D Neanderthal human The extinct human who lived 1,00,000 to 40,000 years ago, in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, with short stature, heavy eye brows, retreating fore heads, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies, a lumbering gait and stooped posture was Neanderthal human. Cro - Magnon humans living between 35,000 and 10,000 years ago—and are actually modern in every anatomical respect. Ramapithecus an extinct group of primates that lived from about 12 to 14 million years ago, for a time regarded as a possible ancestor of Australopithecus and, therefore, of modern humans. Homo habilis lived 2.4 million to 1.65 million years ago