What are hominins? From the perspective of paleoanthropology, what are the main ways that hominins differ from our closest primate relatives the apes? What key physical features help anthropologists identify whether or...
What are hominins? From the perspective of paleoanthropology, what are the main ways that hominins differ from our closest primate relatives the apes? What key physical features help anthropologists identify whether or...
Carolus Linnaeus placed man among monkeys and apes. He coined the term Homo sapiens for humans. Charles Darwin stated that the origin and evolution of humans could be traced just like that of any other species. He suggested that man, apes, and monkeys have a common ancestor.
The African anthreopod lineage, i.e. Hominoids, includes the apes and the hominids (human and their direct ancestors. During Minocene epoch (23.5 million years ago) , our super family- Hominoidae (apes) had more than 20 genera and today these are represented by four genera of apes and one genus of humans.
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