(B) In $1925$,Raymond Dart discovered a fossilized skull in Taung,South Africa. He identified this specimen as a new genus and species,which he named

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(B) In $1925$,Raymond Dart discovered a fossilized skull in Taung,South Africa. He identified this specimen as a new genus and species,which he named $Australopithecus$ $africanus$. This discovery was significant as it provided evidence for the evolution of hominids in Africa.

Class 12 Biology Evolution Evolution of Man

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In $1925$,Raymond Dart discovered the skull of a fossil which he named:

A
Neanderthal man
B
Australopithecus
C
Zinjanthropus
D
Parapithecus

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What was the dietary nature of Cro-Magnon man?

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Match the organism with its appropriate time of existence:

List-$I$ List-$II$

$(a)$ $Dryopithecus$ $(i)$ $100,000 - 40,000$ years ago

$(b)$ $Homo$ $erectus$ $(ii)$ $15$ mya

$(c)$ $Neanderthal$ $man$ $(iii)$ $1.5$ mya

$(d)$ $Australopithecines$ $(iv)$ $2$ mya

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(a)$ $Dryopithecus$	$(i)$ $100,000 - 40,000$ years ago
$(b)$ $Homo$ $erectus$	$(ii)$ $15$ mya
$(c)$ $Neanderthal$ $man$	$(iii)$ $1.5$ mya
$(d)$ $Australopithecines$	$(iv)$ $2$ mya