NEET 2012 Biology question
The extinct human who lived 1,00,000 to 40,000 years ago, in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, with short stature, heavy eye brows, retreating fore heads, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies, a lumbering gait and stooped posture was
Answer: (3)
Solution
The description (short stature, heavy brow ridges, receding forehead, large jaws, stocky body, stooped posture, 1,00,000 - 40,000 years ago in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa) fits the Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis), who had a brain size of about 1400 cc and lived in
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