Multiple choice

Homo erectus is the zoological name of which of the following?

  1. Java ape man

  2. Peking man

  3. Neanderthal man

  4. Both (1) and (2)

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Homo erectus fossils were discovered at both Java (Java Man/Trinil) and Zhoukoudian near Beijing (Peking Man). Eugène Dubois discovered Java Man in 1891, and Davidson Black discovered Peking Man in the 1920s. Neanderthal man is a separate species (Homo neanderthalensis).