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The brain capacityof Homo erectus was ab...

The brain capacityof Homo erectus was about

A

650 c.c.

B

900 c.c.

C

1500 c.c.

D

1400 c.c.

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B
Homo erectus apperaed about 1.7 milion years ago in middle Pleistocene. Its brain capacity was about 900 c.c. He was about 1.5-1.8 m tall having erect posture.
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