Which of the following was the most important find at the Zhoukoudian caves in China?

A. The skeleton of an auroch, an animal the size of a North American moose, resembling an elk
B. The well-preserved skeletal remains of Sima de los Huesos and Sima del Elefante
C. The remains of the early hominins, today designated as Homo erectus
D. The bones of dryopithecines, one of the early apes of the Miocene epoch


Answer: C

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