The word 'Denisovan' is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to
A
fossils of a kind of dinosaurs
B
an early human species
Correct Answer
C
a cave system found in North-East India
D
a geological period in the history of Indian subcontinent
Explanation
Denisovans are an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans that lived across Asia during the Paleolithic era, identified through DNA analysis of remains found in Siberia. Option (a) is a common distractor because while Denisovans are prehistoric, they belong to the hominin lineage rather than the reptilian dinosaur family. The core concept tested is recent paleoanthropological discoveries and their significance in the timeline of human evolution.
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