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NEET · Biology · STD 12 - 6. evolution

Evolution of human appears parallel to the progressive development of brain and language skills. As such, the evolution of individual species in the sequence of their appearance is :

  1. A Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens
  2. B Homo sapiens → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Neanderthal → Homo erectus
  3. C Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Ramapithecus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens
  4. D Neanderthal → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Homo sapiens
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(A) Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens

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(A) Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens
The evolutionary sequence of human species in the order of their appearance is:
Ramapithecus (about 15 million years ago

Australopithecus (about 2 million years ago)

Homo habilis (about 2 million years ago)

Homo erectus (about (A)5 million years ago)

Neanderthal man (100,000 - 40,000 years ago)

Homo sapiens (75,000 - 10,000 years ago)
Thus, the correct sequence is Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens.