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

A

Ramapithecus

B

Homo habilis

C

Australopithecus

D

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

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Ramapithecus was the most primitive hominid, the fossils were from Africa and Asia, belonging to later Miocene and Pliocene. Only jaws, teeth and fragments of the skull have been found. The extinct apes, genus Ramapithecus, have features suggesting that they were the beginning of the linkage leading to humans.
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