Q. Which of the following is a correct statement regarding human evolution?
Solution:
Stages of Human Evolution
1. Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus (about 15 mya)- These primates were hairy and walked like gorillas and chimpanzees. Dryopithecus was more ape-like while Ramapithecus was more man-like.
2. Australopithecines (2 mya)– It lived in East African grasslands.
3. Homo habilis- First human-like being: the hominid. Cranial capacity: 650-800 cc.
4. Homo erectus (1.5 mya)- Fossils discovered in Java in 1891.
5. Neanderthal man (1,00,000-40,000 years back)- Lived near East and Central Asia. Cranial capacity: 1400cc.
6. Homo sapiens - Homo sapiens arose in Africa during ice age between 75,000-10,000 years ago and moved to different continents and developed into various races.
1. Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus (about 15 mya)- These primates were hairy and walked like gorillas and chimpanzees. Dryopithecus was more ape-like while Ramapithecus was more man-like.
2. Australopithecines (2 mya)– It lived in East African grasslands.
3. Homo habilis- First human-like being: the hominid. Cranial capacity: 650-800 cc.
4. Homo erectus (1.5 mya)- Fossils discovered in Java in 1891.
5. Neanderthal man (1,00,000-40,000 years back)- Lived near East and Central Asia. Cranial capacity: 1400cc.
6. Homo sapiens - Homo sapiens arose in Africa during ice age between 75,000-10,000 years ago and moved to different continents and developed into various races.