Question

Distinguish between Homo erectus and Neanderthal man

Answer 1

No.	Homo erectus	Neanderthal man
1.	They are described as Apeman.	They are described as an advanced prehistoric man.
2.	Homo erectus fossils found in Java are called Java man, whereas the fossils of the prehistoric man discovered in a cave near Peking, China are called Peking man.	Fossils of this advanced prehistoric man were collected by J.K. Fuhlrott (1856) from Neanderthal Valley, Germany.
3.	It lived in the middle Pleistocene epoch about 1.5 million years ago.	They existed in the late Pleistocene epoch about 100000 to 400000 years ago.
4.	It was about five feet in height and walked erect.	These were short and had heavily built.
5.	Its face was prognathous and the jaws were massive with huge teeth. Chin was absent. Bony eyebrow ridge was present.	They had short prominent brow ridges, the skull bones were thick, the forehead was low and slanting, the jaw was deeper than that of a modern man with no chin. They had outwardly curved thigh bones
6.	Their cranial capacity was around 900 cc.	Their cranial capacity was 1400 cc.
7.	They probably ate meat and were omnivorous. They might have made use of fire.	They were quite intelligent to use and construct flint tools.