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(N/A) The various components of human evolution are as follows:$(i)$ Brain capacity$(ii)$ Posture$(iii)$ Food/dietary preference and other important f

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(N/A) The various components of human evolution are as follows:
$(i)$ Brain capacity
$(ii)$ Posture
$(iii)$ Food/dietary preference and other important features

Name	Brain capacity / Posture / Food / Features
$1$. Dryopithecus africanus	Capacity: $---$; Posture: Knuckle walker (ape-like); Food: Soft fruit and leaves; Features: Large canines,arms and legs of equal size.
$2$. Ramapithecus	Capacity: $---$; Posture: Semi-erect (man-like); Food: Seeds,nuts; Features: Small canines,large molars.
$3$. Australopithecus africanus	Capacity: $450 \, cm^3$; Posture: Fully erect $(1.05 \, m)$; Food: Herbivorous (fruits); Features: Used stone weapons,lived in trees,small canines and incisors.
$4$. Homo habilis	Capacity: $735 \, cm^3$; Posture: Fully erect $(1.5 \, m)$; Food: Carnivorous; Features: First tool makers,small canines.
$5$. Homo erectus	Capacity: $800-1100 \, cm^3$; Posture: Fully erect $(1.5-1.8 \, m)$; Food: Omnivorous; Features: Used stone and bone tools for hunting.
$6$. Homo neanderthalensis	Capacity: $1300-1600 \, cm^3$; Posture: Fully erect $(1.5-1.66 \, m)$; Food: Omnivorous; Features: Cave dwellers,used hides for protection,buried their dead.
$7$. Homo sapiens fossilis	Capacity: $1650 \, cm^3$; Posture: Fully erect $(1.8 \, m)$; Food: Omnivorous; Features: Strong jaw,cave paintings,first modern men.
$8$. Homo sapiens sapiens	Capacity: $1200-1600 \, cm^3$; Posture: Fully erect $(1.5-1.8 \, m)$; Food: Omnivorous; Features: High intelligence,developed language,art,agriculture,and animal domestication.

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

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