Name the place where the earlierst hominids lived?
Africa, Asia, North America, Europe
Africa, Asia
Africa
North America and Europe
Which among the following is known as "The Cradle of Mankind”?
Chad
Swart Krans
Olduvai Gorge
Sudan
The famous Neanderthal fossil was first discovered in which place?
Italy
Germany
America
Who are Homo sapiens?
Tool making man
Upright man
Wise or thinking man
All of these
The fossil specimen nicknamed “Lucy” is an example of what species?
Ardipithecus ramidus
Australopithecus afarensis
Kenyanthropus platyops
Australopithecus aethiopicus
What is evolution according to Darwin?
A slow, gradual and continuous process.
A sudden but discontinuous process.
A slow and discontinuous process.
A slow, sudden and discontinuous process.
The teeth of Australopithecus afarensis appear intermediate between ape and human teeth, the reason being:
there is no diastema
they have large, projecting canines
their lower premolars are bicuspid, with one cusp larger than the other
a and c
Fossils of Java Man was discovered in which year?
1899
1872
1890
1891
Identify the bipedal characterisics of fossil footprints found at Laetoli?
nondivergent big toe
heel strike
well-developed arch
all of the above
Pithecanthropus erectus is the scientific name of :
Peking Man
Java Man
Neanderthal man
Heidelberg man