Question

Which of the following is the correct order in the evolutionary history of man?
A) Peking man $\to$ Habilis man $\to$ Neanderthal man $\to$ Cro-Magnon man
B) Peking man $\to$Heidelberg man $\to$ Neanderthal man $\to$ Cro-Magnon man
C) Peking man $\to$ Neanderthal man $\to$ Homo sapiens $\to$ Heidelberg man
D) Peking man $\to$ Homo sapiens $\to$ Neanderthal man $\to$ Cro-Magnon man

Answer 1

Hint:- Human evolution is the gradual process of change by which humans today have originated from their apelike ancestors. Scientific studies have suggested that the physical and behavioral traits shared by humans originated from ancestors and further evolved over around seven million years. The evolutionary process led to the emergence of anatomically modern humans, beginning with the evolutionary history of primates (genus Homo) and leading to the emergence of Homo sapiens as a separate different species of the hominid family.

Complete answer:-
Peking man is the extinct hominin of the species Homo erectus, which are known from fossils found at Zhoukoudian near Beijing. Studies suggest that they lived between 750,000 and 200,000 years ago. Heidelberg man is an extinct subspecies of archaic humans in the genus Homo, which radiated in the Middle Pleistocene era about 700,000 years to 300,000 years ago.
Neanderthals are an extinct subspecies of archaic humans in the genus Homo, who used to live within Eurasia called circa 400,000 to about 40,000 years ago. They were known for their slanted foreheads. Cro-Magnons had developed powerful bodies, which were usually heavy and solid with strong muscles and bones. They lived about 400,000 to 37,000 years ago. The Cro-Magnons had straight foreheads similar to modern-day humans.
Thus, the right option is B.

Note:- The cranial capacity of man has increased through the evolutionary process. The cranial capacity ranges are as follows: -
- Peking man's cranial capacity from 850 to 1100cc.
- The Heidelberg man’s cranial capacity was around 1300cc.
- The Neanderthal man’s cranial capacity ranges from1300 to1600cc.
- The Cro-Magnon man’s cranial capacity was around 1650cc.