Question

read the following statement and justify same in your own words with the help of suitable examples
(1) human evolution began approximately 7 crore year ago​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The dinosaurs became extinct around 7 crore years ago and from that point, human evolution began. Humans are thought to have evolved from monkey-like animals that looked more or less like modern lemurs. These monkey-like animals further evolved into ape-like animals. Some of these ape-like animals evolved into gibbon and orangutan while the rest of them evolved into gorilla and chimpanzees. From their evolved, the first human-like animal called Ramapethicus. The following table lists the evolutionary history of modern man:  

Year Evolution  

15 million years ago Dryopithecus (ape-like) and Ramapithecus (man-like)

3 - 4 million years ago Man-like primates

2 million years ago Australopithecines, also called Homo habilis, lived in East Africa

1.5 million years ago  Homo erectus

1,000 - 40, 000 years ago Neanderthal man

75, 000 - 10, 000 years ago Homo sapiens