The classical example of adaptive radiation in development of new species is

  • A

    Darwin finches

  • B

    Marsupials of Australia

  • C

    Giant turtle

  • D

    All of these

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$A$ : Placental wolf and Tasmanian wolf (a marsupial) show convergent evolution.
$R$ : Like marsupials placental mammals in other parts of world also exhibit adaptive radiation in evolving into varieties of such placental mammals each of which appears to be similar to a corresponding marsupial.

Can we call human evolution as adaptive radiation?