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Assertion: Neanderthal man is the intermediate between Ramapithecus and Homo erectus.
Reason: Neanderthal man, with brain sizeof 800 c.c., used hides to protect their body.

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The Neanderthal man with a brain size of 1400c.c. lived in near East and Central Asia between 1,00,0000. 40,000 years back. They used hides to protect their body and buried their dead. It is established that Neanderthal man appeared later than Ramapithecus and Homo erectus.
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