Question:

The figure shows the skull of which Homo erectus?

Updated On: Jul 12, 2024
  • (A) Peking man
  • (B) Java man
  • (C) Modern man
  • (D) None of the above
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The Correct Option is B

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Explanation:
The skull belongs to Homo erectus, also known as Java man. Chin was absent whereas jaw was prognathous. They were omnivorous. Cannibalism was also found.Java man, extinct hominin (member of the human lineage) known from fossil remains found on the island of Java, Indonesia. A skullcap and femur (thighbone) discovered by the Dutch anatomist and geologist Eugène Dubois in the early 1890s were the first known fossils of the species Homo erectus.Hence, the correct option is (B).
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