Try to trace the various components of human evolution (hint: brain size and function, skeletal structure, dietary preference, etc.)

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The various components of human evolution are as follows:

S.No.	Name	Time period	Brain capacity	Height and structure	Features
1.	Dryopithecus	15 m.y.a.	-	Walked similar to chimpanzees or gorillas	• More ape like • Large canines, both arms and legs of same size
2.	Ramapithecus	14-8 m.y.a.	-	Comparatively erect posture (not complete)	• More man like • Smaller canines, larger molars
3.	Australopithecus	2 m.y.a.	450 cc	Fully erect 1.05 m in height	• Probably lived in East African Grasslands. • Hunted with stone weapons. • Fed on fruits
4.	Homo habilis	2-1.5 m.y.a.	650-800 cc	Erect posture 105 m in height.	• First human like being-hominid • Did not eat meat. • Developed tools
5.	Homo erectus	1.6 m-200,000 y. a.	900 cc	Fully erect posture 1.5-1.7 m in height.	• Ate meat • Left African subcontinent and spread to other parts of the world. • Used hides to protect their body and buried their dead.
6.	Homo sapiens	400,000-40,000 y.a.	Neanderthals had the brain capacity of 1400 cc.	Fully erect posture 1.5-1.8m in height	• Developed into different races. • Cultivated crops and lived in settled civilisations. • Domesticated various animals for food and protection.
7.	Homo sapiens sapiens	40,000y.a.- present	1200-1600 cc	Fully erect posture 1.5-1.8 m in height.	• The modern day man, living in civilisations. • Omnivorous.