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Origin and Evolution of Life — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYOrigin and Evolution of Life5 Marks
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Homo habilis.
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  1. Homo habilis is described as Handy man. His fossils were obtained from Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, Africa.
  2. He existed in late Pliocene or early Pleistocene about 2.5 to 1.4 million years ago.
  3. He was lightly built.
  4. Fossil of lower jaw was obtained which showed that his dentition was more like modern man with small molars.
  5. He walked erect. His cranial capacity was 640 to 800 cc.
  6. He did not eat meat and made stone tools.

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