Given below are some stages of human evolution. Arrange them in correct sequence (Past to Recent)
(A) Homo habilis
(B) Homo sapiens
(C) Homo neanderthalensis
(D) Homo erectus
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (D), (C), (B)
(A) Homo habilis — first. It lived about 2 million years ago in East Africa and was the first human-like being, the hominid. Its brain was 650-800 cc, and it probably did not eat meat.
(D) Homo erectus — second. Its fossils were found in Java, and it lived about 1.5 million years ago. Its brain was larger, about 900 cc, and it probably ate meat.
(C) Homo neanderthalensis — third. The Neanderthal man lived in the near east and central Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years ago. His brain was 1400 cc. He used hides to protect his body and buried his dead.
(B) Homo sapiens — last. Modern humans arose in Africa and spread across the continents. Modern Homo sapiens arose during the ice age, between 75,000 and 10,000 years ago.