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The primate which existed 15 mya was

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Homo habitue
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Austratopithecus
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Homo erectus
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Ramapithecus
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Neanderthal man
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Solution

The correct option is D Ramapithecus
The origins of our species Homo sapiens lie at least 100,000 years earlier than believed. Palaeontologists have found 300,000-year-old Homo sapiens fossils in Morocco, a discovery that not only pushes the evolution of modern humans further back but also focuses research into human origins on a new part of Africa.
Homo habitué includes the human species.Homo habilis is the first homind . Ramapithecus age of appearance is 15 millions years ago.
So, the correct option is D.


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