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

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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.

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