Origin and evolution of man (NCERT 6.9)मानव की उत्पत्ति और विकास (NCERT 6.9)

NCERT Section 6.9 · Class 12 Biology · Chapter 6 · interactive diagram

Parts and their functions

• Dryopithecus (ड्रायोपिथिकस) — ~15 mya · more ape-like.
• Ramapithecus (रामापिथिकस) — ~15 mya · more man-like.
• Australopithecines (ऑस्ट्रेलोपिथेसिन) — ~2 mya · East African grasslands.
• Homo habilis (होमो हैबिलिस) — first human-like being · no meat. Brain 650–800 cc.
• Homo erectus (होमो इरेक्टस) — ~1.5 mya · Java 1891 · ate meat. Brain about 900 cc.
• Neanderthal man (निएंडरथल मानव) — 1,00,000–40,000 yrs ago · buried dead. Brain about 1400 cc.
• Homo sapiens (होमो सेपियंस) — arose in Africa · modern form 75,000–10,000 yrs ago.

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