Select the correct sequence of stages in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens)

Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon man, Modern man

Homo habilis, Neanderthal, Australopithecus, Cro-magnon man, Modern man

Australopithecus, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon man, Homo habilis, Modern man

Neanderthal, Australopithecus, Cro-magnon man, Homo habilis, Modern man

Solution

Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon man, Modern man

The correct sequence is

Australopithecus $\to$ Homo habilis $\to$ Neanderthal man $\to$ Cro-magnon man $\to$ Modern man

The characteritics of the following are:-

Australopithecus: Herbivorous, fully erect, canines and incisors small.

Homo habilis: Carnivorous, canines small, earliest stone tools.

Neanderthal man: Omnivorous, cave dweller, used hides as cloth, buried the dead

Cro-magnon man: Omnivorous, strong jaws with teeth, cave dweller, paintings and carving in caves

Modern man: Omnivorous, backbone with 4 curves, most intelligent, speech, language, domesticates animals.

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