Try to trace the various components of human evolution (hint: brain size and function, skeletal structure, dietary preference, etc.)
The various components of human evolution are as follows.
(i) Brain capacity
(ii) Posture
Name | Brain capacity | Posture | Food | Features | |
1. | Dryopithecus africans | — | Knuckle walker,walked similar to gorillas and chimpanzees (was more ape-like) | Soft fruit and leaves | Canines large, arms and legs are of equal size |
2. | Ramapithecus | — | Semi-erect (more man-like) | Seeds, nuts | Canines were small while molars were large. |
3. | Australopithecus africanus | 450 cm3 | Full erect posture, height (1.05 m) | Herbivorous (ate fruits) | Hunted with stone weapons, lived at trees, canines and incisors were small |
4. | Homo habilis | 735cm3 | Fully erect posture, height (1.5 m) | Carnivorous | Canines were small. They were first tool makers. |
5. | Homo erectus | 800-1100 cm3 | Fully erect posture, height(1.5-1.8 m ) | Omnivorous | They used stone and bone tools for hunting games. |
6. | Homo neanderthalnsis | 1300-1600 cm3 | Fully erect posture, height (1.5-1.66 m) | Omnivorous | Cave dwellers, used hides to protect their bodies, and buried their dead |
7. | Homo sapiens fossilis | 1650 cm3 | Fully erect posture with height (1.8 m) | Omnivorous | They had strong jaw with teeth close together. They were cave dwellers, made paintings and carvings in the caves. They developed a culture and were called first modern men. |
8. | Homo sapiens sapiens | 1200-1600 cm3 | Fully erect posture, height (1.5-1.8 m ) | Omnivorous | They are the living modern men, with high intelligence. They developed art, culture, language, speech, etc. They cultivated crops and domesticated animals. |
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