However, that definition may not apply for Homo species, as recent research describes evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals, H. sapiens and H. denisovans (a hominin species discovered in Denisova Cave in Russia). For example, a 2018 paper published in the journal Nature reported evidence...
Lakes are a form of fresh water. Since they are a habitat for many species and a water source for humans, their study is prioritized. Unlike rivers, lakes are enclosed by land. Unlike ponds, the sunlight does not reach the bottom of a lake. ...
What is the difference between hominid and hominin? How is the species Homo sapiens different from earlier hominids? What are Neanderthal traits in modern humans? Why are Neanderthals sometimes given the name Homo sapiens Neanderthalensis? Who discovered Homo sapiens sapiens? Who discovered Australopithe...
Fifty years after a fossil skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis was unearthed in Ethiopia, we know so much more about how this iconic species lived and died.
Homininae or the hominines. The genus and species names (commonly called the "scientific name") are always written in italics, and the genus starts with a capital letter whereas the species is always lowercase. Note that the species name is never written alone, and thus each species is ...
How has hominin diversity affected human evolution? Why do species acquire mutations? What are prezygotic barriers to reproduction? How does synapsis increase genetic variability? How is genetic variation maintained in most populations? What do mutations provide in a gene pool?
What is the evidence that this lineage existed and how are they related to other hominin lineages? (a) What additional genetic factors increase the resemblance between siblings? (b) Which is important for evolutionary change and why? 1. What additional genetic factors increase the resemblan...
Known asH. erectus, this species is fascinating for itsvariety of “firsts.”Appearing in the fossil record about 2 million years ago,H. erectuswas the first hominin to have relatively “human-like” proportions: taller than its predecessors, with longer legs and shorter arms. ...
One of the points mentioned in the article is that small brained hominin species developed “complex stone tools that could probably only have been fashioned by individuals with language.” As we learn more about our hominin ancestors and cousins, it seems very likely that they also had a ...
It might also be argued that large mammals are a close approximation to our own “scale” of experiencing and understanding the environment. This means, for instance, that investigating the large mammal fossil record offers implications for inferring the dynamics of hominin dispersal outside Africa,...