You accidentally find a fossil of a skull and it looks abnormal, the jaw region seems protruding and cranium looks too small. Which human ancestor would you relate it to, even before you jump into a deep research?

Neanderthal man

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Cro-Magnon man

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Australopithecus

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Ramapithecus

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Solution

The correct option is C
Australopithecus

Australopithecus was the ancestor with a parabolic dentition, protruding face, without a chin and their eyebrows seemed projected over the eyes. Cranial capacity ranged from 450 to 600 cubic centimeter, meaning they had a very small cranium.

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Identify the pre-human ancestor

(a) Ramapithecus

(b) Australopithecus

(d) Cro-Magnon

Which ancestor of man had a cranial capacity ranging from 450 - 600 cm $^{3}$ ?

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