Arrange the following evolutionary human species in order of their appearance on earth from the current to the oldest one.
(A) Homo erectus
(B) Neanderthal man.
(C) Dryopithecus
(D) Homo sapiens
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (D), (B), (A), (C)
(D) Homo sapiens — most recent. Modern humans arose in Africa and spread across continents between about 75,000 and 10,000 years ago.
(B) Neanderthal man. — second. With a brain size of 1400 cc, Neanderthals lived 1,00,000–40,000 years ago in the Near East and Central Asia.
(A) Homo erectus — third. It lived about 1.5 million years ago, with a large brain of around 900 cc.
(C) Dryopithecus — oldest. This hairy, ape-like primate existed about 15 million years ago.
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