Question

Fossil evidence indicates that the original place for the start of human evolution was
A. Java
B. France
C. Africa
D. China

Answer 1

Hint: Fossils means all the geological remains of the living organisms. There are two types of fossils: body fossils and trace fossils which show evidence of the behaviour of those organisms. Palaeontologists are those who study fossils.

Complete answer:
A. Java:- Java man is said to be the earliest human fossil which was discovered in 1891, 1892. It was found on the island of Java. Java man is said to be estimated to be as old as 700,000 and 1,000,000. It is a hominid fossil which is the oldest one. It is a type specimen for Homo erectus.

B. France:- In France, the most famous nationalist Cuvier found the first dinosaur fossils in the early 19th century. Around 1,000 different sites for dinosaurs have been spotted in France, there were bones, footprints and eggs which actually witnessed the presence of dinosaurs and their diversity. All the complete dinosaur skeletons are beneath France.

C. Africa:- In Africa as early as 250,000 years ago, modern human skeletons were first seen. Which includes Molecular and Paleontological. Those fossils remain in Eurasia for 1.8 million years before. Which represents that outside Africa many ancient relatives have migrated.

D. China:- About 540 million years ago, many easy going animal life existed which exploded in complexity and diversity. Many animal groups rapidly were seen after the Cambrian explosion.

Correct answer is C.

Note: As from Africa, java man and many other human ancestors were discovered. Homo habilli’s fossil was discovered from 2 million years old rock which was situated Africa.