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4. Try to trace the various components of human evolution (hint: brain size and function, skeletal structure, dietary preference, etc.)
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The various components of human evolution involve the age of appearance, brain capacity, posture, locomotion, height, body hairs, dietary preferences, skeletal structure, cranium structure etc. A summary of human evolution based on these components is as follows:
| Name of the Organisms | Brain capacity in cm |
Posture | Dietary preferences | Some other features | |
| 1. | Dryopithecus | not known | Bent, ape-like | Soft fruits and leaves | Equal sized arms and legs, large canines |
| 2. | Ramapithecus | not known | Semi-erect, more man-like | seeds and nuts | Large molars, small canines |
| 3. | Australopithecus | 500 | Fully erect | Herbivorous | Small canines, hunted with stones |
| 5. | Homo habilis | 650-800 | Fully erect | Carnivorous | Toolmakers with small canines |
| 6. | Homo erectus | 900 | Fully erect | Omnivorous | Used tools made of stones and bones |
| 7. | Homo neanderthalnsis | 1400 | Fully erect | Omnivorous | Cave dwellers used to hide their bodies |
| 8. | Homo sapiens | 1200-1600 | Fully erect | Omnivorous | Highly intelligent, social |
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