The next stage in the evolution of man after Australopithecus was
A
Homo habilis
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B
Homo sapiens
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C
Homo erectus
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D
Both A and C
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Solution
The correct option is A Homo habilis About 2.5 million years ago, the genus Homo split off from the Australopithecines, and the first known species of this genus was Homo habilis.