Chapter 16.3, Problem 4MI

Summary Introduction

To explain The terms homo, neanderthal and cro-magnun,

Introduction Evolution of human took place with the series of events and led to the upcoming of different species. It started with tree shrews and ended with the evolution of modern man.

Explanation of Solution

• Homo − This means hominid which means modern humans. It is basically the genus of the species. For example − Homo sapiens here Homo is the genus of the species sapiens.
• Neanderthal − It is the species of man whose fossils were found from Neanderthal valley, Germany. They have the cranial capacity of 1400 cc that is almost equal to the modern man. They were adapted to the cold environment and were cannibal. They buried their dead which shows they perhaps might have religion.
• Cro − Magnon − One of the species of human whose fossils were discovered by Mac Gregor from Cro-Magnon rocks, France. They had the cranial capacity more than the modern man which was 1650 cc. They were the first chin man and had orthognathous face. They were the immediate ancestor of modern man.

Conclusion

The conclusion came out to be that it took a long time till the new species of human evolved.

All the species had their own importance and with course of time more variation came.