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The extinct human who lived 100000 to 40000 years ago in Europe Asia and some parts of South Africa with short stature, heavy eye-brows, slanting forehead, deep jaw and no chin was
 

Option: 1

Homo habilis 
 


Option: 2

Neanderthal man 
 


Option: 3

Cro - magnon humans 
 


Option: 4

Ramapithecus 
 


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As learnt in Origin & Evolution of Man -

 

The characteristic feature of a  Neanderthal man:

  • Their fossils were found in the Neanderthal valley in Germany.
  • They arose some 1,00,000-40,000 years back near east and central Asia.
  • The skull bones were thick, the forehead was low and slanting and the eyebrow ridges were heavy. 
  • The jaw was deep with no chin. 
  • The cranial capacity was about 1450 c.c. (almost equal to the modern man).
  • It was quite intelligent to use and construct tools. 
  • It buried its dead and could perform ceremonies as well as constructed hut-like dwelling structures.

Hence, the correct option is (b).
 

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SANGALDEEP SINGH

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