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The fossil of primitive man recovered from shivalik hills in India is
The fossil of primitive man recovered from shivalik hills in India is
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The correct option is B Ramapithecus
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. Fossils of Ramapithecus were discovered in India (shivalik hills) and in Africa, beginning in 1932. Although, it was generally an apelike creature, Ramapithecus was considered a possible human ancestor on the basis of the reconstructed jaw and dental characteristics of fragmentary fossils. A complete jaw discovered in 1976 was clearly non hominid, however and Ramapithecus is now regarded by many as a member of Sivapithecus, a genus considered to be an ancestor of the orangutan.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.
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. Fossils of Ramapithecus were discovered in India (shivalik hills) and in Africa, beginning in 1932. Although, it was generally an apelike creature, Ramapithecus was considered a possible human ancestor on the basis of the reconstructed jaw and dental characteristics of fragmentary fossils. A complete jaw discovered in 1976 was clearly non hominid, however and Ramapithecus is now regarded by many as a member of Sivapithecus, a genus considered to be an ancestor of the orangutan.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.
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