Human beings are evolved 1 million years ago. It is proved by fossil records.
(1) Paraphithecus:
It is an Oligocene fossil. It was excavated from Fayum province of Egypt. The animal has size of squirrel. It is believed to the ancestors of old monkey.
(2) Aegyptopithecus:
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It is also a fossil from Egypt. It is larger in size. It is considered as forerunners of dryopithecus.
(3) Dryopithecus:
It is a myocene fossil. It is common ancestors to human and ape.
(4) Ramapithecus:
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It is a fossil of later Miocene and Pliocene epoch. It was an earliest man like primate. The fossil is reported from Africa.
(5) Austalopithecus:
It is commonly called southern ape or first man ape. It is evolved about 1-4 million years ago. Brain size is larger than body size. It was excavated from lime stone of Africa.
(6) Homohabilus:
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It is an early true man. It had bipedal locomotion. It is the stone tool maker.
(7) Homoerectus:
It evolved about 0.25-1.7 million years ago. It walked erect over long legs. It used stone and bone tools, fires, etc. e.g.Java man(Homo erectus erectus) Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis).
(8) Homo Sapiens:
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It is evolved from Homo erectus in Africa, about 5 lakh years ago. It includes Neanderthal man (Homosapiens neaderthalesis), Cro-magnon man (Homosapiens fossilis), and Modern man (Homosapiens sapiens). It evolved from 25000 years back. The cronial capacity is slightly reduced.