Which primitive man lived on earth at the end of pleistocene era?

Australopithecus

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Zinzanthropus

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Neanderthal man

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Atlantic man

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Solution

The correct option is A Neanderthal man
At the end of Pleistocene or around late Pleistocene, evolved Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens are the parent species to which modern man belongs. Homo sapiens developed three subspecies viz. Homo sapiens neanderthalensis or Neanderthal man, Homo sapiens fossilis or Cro-Magnon man and Homo sapiens sapiens or modern man.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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