Q164 / 180 · NEET 2020 (Phase 2) · Zoology

A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in $1891,$ now extinct, having cranial capacity of about $900 cc$ was:

Correct answer
A
Homo erectus
B
Neanderthal man
C
Homo sapiens
D
Australopithecus

Solution

Human evolution form	Cranial capacity
Australopithecus	$500 - 600 cc$
Homo habilis	$650 - 800 cc$
Homo erectus	$900 cc$
Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal man)	$1400 cc$
Cro-Magnon man	$1600 cc$
Homo sapiens	1350 cc

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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