Question

Which of the following is the correct order of evolutionary history of man?

• A. Peking man, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens, Cro-magnon
• B. Peking man, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens, Heidelberg man
• C. Peking man, Homo sapiens, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon
• D. Heidelberg man, Peking man, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon man

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Heidelberg man, Peking man, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon man

Homo erectus or Heidelberg man evolved 1.7 million years ago which is followed by Peking man which is the fossils of Homo erectus. After a gap of 50,000 years came the Homo neanderthalensis called Neanderthal man. The early or fossil modern man is called Cro-magnon man.