The prehistoric man who lived on earth, during late pleistocene period is _____________.
A
Neanderthal man
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B
Australopithecus
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C
Java man
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D
Cromagnon man
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Solution
The correct option is C Neanderthal man A- The timeline of human evolution is divided into different periods or epochs. An epoch points at the years before the present. Pleistocene time period existed from 2.58 million years ago - 0.012 million years ago. Neanderthals existed in this period whereas the last glaicial period, the Pleistocene, and the glacial Paleolithic age ended.