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

A) $\ Homo\ neanderthalensi$
B) $Homo\ habilis$
C) $Ramapithecus$
D) $Australopithecus$
Explanation

In the given options, $Ramapithecus$ is the most primitive ancestor of man Edward Lewis(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. $Ramapithecus$became extinct about 7$-$8 million years back.

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