Which fossil man has been known from Shivalik hills in India?

Sinathropus

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Ramapithecus

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Pithecanthropus

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Zinjanthropus

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Solution

The correct option is B Ramapithecus
The fossils of Ramapithecus and Sivapithecus were found in Miocene deposits in Africa, Asia including India. The first fossil was a fragile upper jaw, which was found by Edward Lewis in early 1930 from Shivalik hills in Northern India. They lived about 14-15 million years ago and were characterized by having reduced canines, relatively, small incisors and thickly enameled molars which suggest that Ramapithecus used to eat seeds, nuts and fruits with the hard covering, quadrupedal locomotion and arboreal life.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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