Question

Arrange these hominids in ascending order of their cranial capacities.

• A. Java man $ \rightarrow $ Homo habilis $ \rightarrow $ Neanderthal man
• B. Homo habilis $ \rightarrow $ Java man $ \rightarrow $ Neanderthal man
• C. Neanderthal man $ \rightarrow $ Homo habilis $ \rightarrow $ Java man
• D. Homo habilis $ \rightarrow $ Neanderthal man $ \rightarrow $ Java man

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The first hominid was called Homo habilis and his cranial capacity was between 650 and 800cc. Homo erectus, whose fossils were discovered in Java, had a large brain with a cranial capacity of around 900cc. The Neanderthal man had a cranial capacity of 1400cc and lived near east and central Asia.