Question

Write a note on Homo habilis

Answer 1

Homo habilis:

1. The fossils of this primitive man were discovered from the Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania (Africa).
2. Homo habilis evolved in Africa in the late Pliocene or early Pleistocene epoch about 2.5 to 1.4 million years ago.
3. It lived in open grassy land, moved erect, and probably did not eat meat.
4. The lower jaw was lightly built and the dentition was more like that of a modern man.
5. It had smaller molars. They made tools from stones.
6. Its cranial capacity was about 650 to 800 cc. It was called handy man.