Which of the following is correct order of the evolutionary history of man ?
A
Peking man, Homo sapiens, Neanderthal man, Cro-Magnon man
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B
Peking man, Neanderthal man, Heidelberg man, Cro-Magnon man
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C
Peking man, Heidelberg man, Neanderthal man, Cro-Magnon man
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D
Peking man, Neanderthal man, Homo sapiens, Heidelberg -man
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Solution
The correct option is B Peking man, Neanderthal man, Heidelberg man, Cro-Magnon man Peking men were similar to Java men with heavy bone eyebrow ridges and chinless face.
The Heidelberg man whose jaws were heavy. The teeth were like those of modern men. Heidelberg is regarded as an ancestor to neanderthal and contemporary to homoerectus.
Then we have the Neanderthal man. They lived in far eastern Europe, Asia and North America. The skull bones with thick
The Cromagnan man lived around during 30000 years or more in Europe. They succeeded neanderthals and became extinct about 10,000 years ago and the last glacial period. They had a prominent chin. It is the most recent ancestors of Homo sapiens.
So, the correct option is 'Peking man, Neanderthal man, Heidelberg man, Cro-Magnon man'