Question

Trace the evolution of man from genus Ramapithecus onwards.

Answer 1

The supplied text identifies Ramapithecus as an early direct human ancestor, about 14 million years ago. Australopithecus, the first human-like form, lived in Africa about 5 million years ago. It was followed in the text’s sequence by Homo habilis (about 2 million years ago), Homo erectus, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, and modern Homo sapiens.