Question

Which of the following is the correct order of the evolutionary history of man?
(a) Peking man, Homo sapiens, Neanderthal man, Cro- Magnon man
(b) Peking man, Neanderthal man, Heidelberg man, Cro- Magnon man
(c) Peking man, Heidelberg man, Neanderthal man, Cro- Magnon man
(d) Peking man, Neanderthal man, Homo sapiens, Heidelberg- man

Answer 1

Hint: The cranial capacity of the evolutionary history of man as per the correct order is 850 to 1100cc, 1300cc, 1300 to 1600cc, and 1650cc. The people who first came into a life lived in caves. There was a lower jaw with all the teeth in the second category. The third group had been walking upright. The last group is considered the most recent ancestor of ours.

Complete step by step answer:
- Peking man, an extinct hominin of the Homo erectus species, known from fossils found near Beijing at Zhoukoudian. About 750,000 to 200,000 years ago, they lived.
- Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species in the genus Homo, or subspecies of archaic humans, that radiated from about 700,000 to 300,000 years ago in the Middle Pleistocene.
- The Neanderthals are an extinct group or subspecies of the Homo genus of prehistoric humans that lived in Eurasia from around 400,000 to 40,000 years ago.

- Cro-Magnons had powerful bodies which, with strong muscles, were generally heavy and strong. The Cro-Magnons had straight foreheads, like modern humans, unlike the Neanderthals, who had slanted foreheads. They've been around for 400,000 to 37,000 years.
So, the correct answer is, ‘Peking man, Heidelberg man, Neanderthal man, Cro- Magnon man’.

Additional information: The cranial capacity of the Peking man ranged from 850 to 1100cc.
The cranial capacity of the man from Heidelberg was around 1300cc.
The Neanderthal man's cranial capacity was 1300 to 1600cc.
The cranial capacity of the man from Cro- magnon was around 1650cc.
The Peking man's tools were relatively more advanced. The Heidelberg man had a lower jaw and all his teeth. He made use of tools and flames. The Neanderthal man had a slightly slender profile. As we do, the Neanderthals walked upright and had low foreheads, retreating jaws, and high domed heads. 30000 years ago, they became extinct.

Note: Approximately 6 lakh years old are the Pleistocene rocks from which fossils of Peking man were excavated. The Peking man was omnivorous and cannibalistic. There is ample proof of his use of fire. It has been verified that, in small groups or tribes, Peking men used to live in caves. The Cro- Magnon man appeared in the Holocene period around 34,000 years ago. It is, therefore, considered the most recent ancestor of today's man. With an arrow, raised nose, broad and arched forehead, moderate brow- ridges, strong jaws with man- like dentition, and a well- developed chin, the face was completely orthognathic. About 10000 - 11000 years ago, it became extinct.