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The extinct humans who lived 100k to 40k years ago in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, were of short stature, heavy eyebrows, retreating forehead, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies, a lumbering gait, and stooped posture and were called ________.

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Homo habilis
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Neanderthal man
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Cro-Magnon man
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Ramapithecus
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The correct option is B Neanderthal man
The extinct humans who lived 100k to 40k years ago in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, with short stature, heavy eyebrows, retreating forehead, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies, a lumbering gait, stooped posture, with 1400cc brain capacity, slightly evolved as orthognathous, omnivorous, used the skin of animals to protect and cover their body, and buried their dead was the Neanderthal man.

Homo habilis were the first hominid with bipedal locomotion and 650-800cc brain capacity. They were the first tool makers.

Ramapithecus survived from the late Miocene to Pliocene. They
appeared about 14-15 mya having a hairy body, smaller canines, and large molars. They were arboreal.

Homo sapiens fossilis commonly known as Cro-Magnon man lived about 50k to 10k years back. They were omnivorous, orthognathous with a brain capacity of 1650cc (largest of all known human ancestors including modern man) they were the first to domesticate animals.

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