Question

Which of the following hominin taxa had the LARGEST average cranial capacity?

Select one:
a. All three taxa had identical average cranial capacities
b. Homo heidelbergensis
c. Homo neanderthalensis
d. Homo sapiens

Answer 1

The correct answer is option c.

Step-by-step explanation:

Starting from the initial primates to the hominids, and eventually, to Homo sapiens, the brain of humans has grown spontaneously. The volume of the brain has increased with the evolution of humans, that is, starting from about 600 cubic centimeters in Homo habilis to 1600 cubic centimeters in Homo neanderthalensis. The Homo neanderthalensis was the hominid with the largest size of the brain, that is, with the maximum cranial capacity. The enhancement in the size of the brain ceased with neanderthals. After that the shrinking of the brain size took place.