Question

The human - like form that existed about$4$ million years ago?

• A. Ramapithecus
• B. Australopithecus
• C. Dryopithecus
• D. Homo habilis

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Australopithecus

The correct option is B.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Around $4$ million years ago, Australopithecus (the first human-like form) appeared.
2. Raymond Dart discovered the Australopithecus (Latin for "southern ape of Africa") specimen in Ethiopia.
3. It is$3.8$ million years old, according to estimates.

Explanation of incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Ramapithecus has been found in India and East Africa.
2. They existed in the Late Miocene or Early Pliocene (about $14$ m. years ago).
3. The fossils of Ramapithecus are very similar to those of later Hominidae and differ from those of the Pongidae.

Option C:

1. Dryopithecus fossils have been discovered in Miocene and Pliocene strata.
2. Between $2.3$ and $2.6$ million years ago, it existed.
3. They are thought to have originated in Africa.

Option D:

1. Homo habilis is said to be the direct forefather of modern man.
2. About$2$million years ago, it was found in Africa.

He possessed characteristics that were distinct from Australopithecus and more akin to those of the genus Homo

Final answer:

The human-like form that existed about 4 million years ago is Australopithecus.