Q.________ was the first human like being.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Ramapithecus is described in the standard evolution narrative as the first ape-like form to show distinctly man-like (human-like) features.
The textbook account of primate evolution describes Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus as fossil apes from about 15 million years ago, probable ancestors of modern apes and humans; of the two, Dryopithecus was more ape-like while Ramapithecus was more man-like, making Ramapithecus the earliest form credited with human-like characteristics in this lineage. Option (b) Homo erectus appears much later (about 1.5 million years ago), already an early member of genus Homo using stone tools — well past the 'first human-like being' stage. Option (c) 'Hominids' is a broad taxonomic category (the family that …
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