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(D) The simian shelf is a bony thickening on the inner surface of the mandible (lower jaw) in apes and some early hominids.It is located at the symphy

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Anterior part of the mandibles

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(D) The simian shelf is a bony thickening on the inner surface of the mandible (lower jaw) in apes and some early hominids.It is located at the symphysis,which is the anterior part of the mandibles where the two halves of the lower jaw meet.This structure provides reinforcement to the jaw,which is necessary for the heavy chewing and mastication required by their diet.

Column-$I$ (Name of fossil)	Column-$II$ (Cranial capacity)
$i$. Homo habilis	$A$. $900 \ cc$
$ii$. Neanderthal man	$B$. $650-800 \ cc$
$iii$. Australopithecus	$C$. $1400 \ cc$
$iv$. Homo erectus	$D$. $450-600 \ cc$

The simian shelf is a characteristic feature of apes,which connects the:

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Assertion : Java Ape-man, Peking man and Heidelberg man are the fossils of $Homo \text{ } erectus$.
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Column-$I$ (Name of fossil) Column-$II$ (Cranial capacity)
$i$. Homo habilis $A$. $900 \ cc$
$ii$. Neanderthal man $B$. $650-800 \ cc$
$iii$. Australopithecus $C$. $1400 \ cc$
$iv$. Homo erectus $D$. $450-600 \ cc$

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