Explanation: Unlike Africa, evidence of hominin [immediate ancestor of Homo sapiens] fossil is rare in India.

• There is a report of a fossil fragment discovered by Robert Bruce Foote from Athirampakkam. Its whereabouts are not known now.
• The only well-known hominin fossil of India was found at Hathnora near Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh. The cranium is named Narmada human.

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT