Zoology - Evolution Question with Solution | TestHub
Identify the correct sequence of stages in the evolution of modern humans.
I. Neanderthal man
II. Cro–Magnon man
III. Australopithecines
IV. Homo habilis
V. Homo erectus
VI. Modem human
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About 15 mya, primates calledDryopithecusandRamapithecuswere existing. They were hairy and walked like gorillas and chimpanzees.Ramapithecuswas more man-like whileDryopithecuswas more ape-like. Two mya,Australopithecinesprobably lived in East African grasslands. Evidence shows they hunted with stone weapons but essentially ate the fruit. Some of the bones among the bones discovered were different. This creature was called the first human-like being the hominid and was calledHomo habilis. The brain capacities were between 650-800cc. They probably did not eat meat. Fossils discovered in Java in 1891 revealed the next stage, i.e.,Homo erectusabout 1.5 mya.Homo erectushad a large brain around 900cc.Homo erectus probably ate meat. The Neanderthal man with a brain size of 1400cc lived in the near east and central Asia between 1,00,000-40,000 years back. They used hides to protect their body and buried their dead.Homo sapiensarose in Africa and moved across continents and developed into distinct races. During ice age between 75,000-10,000 years ago, modernHomo sapiensarose.
