Identify the fossil of man who showed the following characteristics. (A) Brain capacity of $1400…
Identify the fossil of man who showed the following characteristics.
(A) Brain capacity of $1400 \mathrm{cc}$
(B) Used hides to protect their body
(C) Buried their dead bodies
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Homo habilis
Australopithecus
Homo erectus
Neanderthal man
Solution
Option (4) is the correct answer because the Neanderthal man had brain capacity of 1400 cc. They used hides to protect their body and buried their dead bodies.
The brain capacity of Homo habilis were between $650-800 \mathrm{cc}$ and that of Homo erectus was around $900 \mathrm{cc}$.