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Homo erectus evolved during

Updated On: Jun 17, 2022
  • Oligocene
  • Pliocene
  • Pleistocene
  • Miocene
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Homo erectus (upright man or straight man) lived from the end of Pliocene epoch to the later Pleistocene about 1.3 to 1.8 million years ago. The species originated in Africa and spread as far as India, China and Java. It walked erect over long legs, height 1.5-1.79 mt, brain size (cranial capacity) $ 775-1225\text{ }c{{m}^{3}}, $ prognathus face with prominent brow ridges, no chinn, massive jaws and larger teeth. Use of tools made up of bones and stones, fire, acheulean hand axes and some primitive type of speech had developed.
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Evolution

Evolution is a process that occurs in changes in the genetic content of a population over time. Evolutionary change is generally classified into two: microevolution and macroevolution. The process of changes in allele frequencies in a population over time is a microevolutionary process. Three main mechanisms that cause allele frequency change are natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow. On the other hand, macroevolution refers to change at or above the level of the species.