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Question
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The correct sequence ofstages in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens), is

  • Homo erectus, Australopithecus, neanderthal man, cro-magnon man, modern man

  • Australopithecus, Homo erectus, neanderthal man, cro-magnon man, modern man

  • Neanderthal man, Australopithecus, cromagnon man, Homo erectus, modern man

  • Australopithecus, Neanderthal man, cromagnon man, Homo erectus, modern man

Solution

B.

Australopithecus, Homo erectus, neanderthal man, cro-magnon man, modern man

Australopithecus evolved around 4 million years ago in Eastern Africa.

Homo erectus evolved around 1.8 million years ago and lived throughout Pleistocene geological epoch.

Neanderthal man lived around 40,000 years ago. These are an extinct species of archaic humans in the genus Homo.

Cro- magnon man were found in the year 1868.

Modern man or Homo sapiens are found from the last 200,000 years.