BHU PMT BHU PMT (Screening) Solved Paper-2008

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    Which of the following is the most primitive ancestor of man?

    A)  Homo neanderthalensis

    B)  Homo habilis

    C)  Ramapithecus                 

    D)  Auscralopithecus

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     In the given options, Ramapithecus is the most primitive ancestor of man. Edward Lewirom (1932) obtained fossil of Ramapithecus from Pliocene rocks of Shivalik hills of India. Ramapithecus survived about 14-15 million years ago during late Miocene to Pliocene. Ramapifhecus became extinct about 7-8 million years back.


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