Identify the correct order of stages in Human evolution. a) Homo habilis b) Homo erectus c) Australopithecus d) Neanderthal man e) Dryopithecus
e → c → a → b → d
Human evolution passed through a series of ape-like and human-like forms. Fossil evidence gives the sequence from primitive apes to modern humans.
Step 1 — Dryopithecus (e), about 15 million years ago, was hairy and walked like gorillas and chimpanzees; it is the ape ancestor.
Step 2 — Australopithecus (c), about 2 million years ago in the East African grasslands, used stone weapons and ate fruit.
Step 3 — Homo habilis (a) was the first human-like being, with a brain capacity of 650–800 cc; it probably did not eat meat.
Step 4 — Homo erectus (b), about 1.5 million years ago, had a larger brain of around 900 cc and probably ate meat.
Step 5 — Neanderthal man (d), with a brain size of 1400 cc, lived in the near east and central Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years ago and buried their dead.
The other sequences place Australopithecus or Neanderthal man first, or put Homo erectus or Dryopithecus at the end, all of which contradict the fossil timeline.
e → c → a → b → d option is correct.
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