Question

Fossil of Ramapithecus is recovered by
A. Dubois
B. Dart
C. Lewis
D. Fuhlrott

Answer 1

Hint: Ramapithecus was on the direct line of human evolution. In Ramapithecus ‘Rama’ stands for the hero of Indian Legend, Pithecus for Ape.

Complete step by step answer:Option A: In 1891, Eugene Dubois discovered a fossil from Pleistocene rocks in central Java(Island of Indonesia). Eugene Dubious named it Pithecanthropus erectus. Pithecanthropus means ‘ape man' Mayer in 1950 assigned it as Homo erectus. Pithecanthropus erectus was about 1.65 to 1.75 metres tall and weighed about 70 kg. Legs long and effective, but body slightly bent when moving.
Option B: Dart was a South African anthropologist. He discovered the fossils of Australopithecus africanus(African Ape-man) from Pliocene rocks near Thank in Africa. They appeared about 5 million years ago. Actually the skull discovered by Dart was of a 5-6 year old baby so it is also called “Tuang baby”. Australopithecus Africans were about 5 metres high and had human as well as ape characters.
Option C: Fossil of Ramapithecus was discovered by Edward Lewis. Ramapithecus survived from late Miocene to Pliocene. Ramapithecus appeared 14-15 million years ago.
Option D: Fossils of Neanderthal man were first obtained from Meander Valley in Germany from the late Pleistocene epoch by C.Fuhlrott (1856). Later, many other fossils were excavated in various countries by different palaeontologists. The Neanderthal man had a slightly prognathous face. The Neanderthal man walked upright, as we do, and had low brows, receding jaws, and high domed heads.
So, the correct option is (C).

Note: Kenyapithecus wickeri was discovered by L.S.B. Leakey (1962) from Pliocene rocks of Kenya(Africa). It was similar to Ramapithecus. But Ramapithecus was older than Kenyapithecus.