Question

A few stages and their respective time period in the evolutionary history of human beings are mentioned in the flowchart given below: 15 mya – Primates walking like gorillas and chimpanzees existed. (a) 3 – 4 mya – Man-like primates walked in Eastern Africa. Fossils of their bones were discovered. (b) 2 mya – This ancestor lived in the East African grasslands and ate fruits. (c) 1·5 mya – This hominid had a brain size of 900 cc and probably ate meat. (d) Based on the above information, answer the following questions: (a) Name one primate about 15 mya. (b) Name one place where fossils of primates were discovered in Eastern Africa. (c) Name the ancestor that lived in the East African grasslands about 2 mya. (d) Name the hominid that was found around 1·5 mya.

Evolution of modern man involves the following man-like primates. Choose the correct series of human evolution.