Which of the following is the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens?

Australopithecus

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H. sapiens neanderthalensis

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Homo erectus

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Homo sapiens fossilis

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Solution

The correct option is D
Homo sapiens fossilis

Homo sapiens fossilis is also known by the name of Cro-magnon man. He was the direct ancestor of modern man (Homo sapiens). Cro-Magnon man emerged about 34000 years ago in Holocene epoch. Thus, it is regarded as most recent ancestor of today’s man.

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The range of cranial capacities in the following ancestral forms were

(a) Australopithecus ___

(b) Homo habilis ___

(d) Cro-magnon ___

(e) Homo sapiens sapiens ___

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