Illustration by J.H. Matternes Paleoanthropologists have found evidence of seven different hominid species in the desert near Aramis (Yohannes Haile-Selassie, left, and Berhane Asfaw with Ardi ...

This fascinating fossil, dating back approximately 300,000 years, showcases a unique blend of archaic and modern traits, hinting at a previously unknown hominid species. Join us as we explore the ...

The world’s oldest modified mammoth ivory pieces may have been used by children to mimic the tools of their parents, or ...

and the most primitive hominid species known. Discussion continues over whether Ardipithecus is a hominid or not, whether it walked on two feet or not, and what its relationship is to the 3.9?.

An expanding geographic range for these close Neandertal relatives leaves Denisovans' evolutionary status uncertain.

At the most basic level, human evolution is articulated through classifications of, and evolutionary relationships among, hominin species. This article presents a basic taxonomy and phylogeny of ...

Darwin's great insight, and the unifying principle of biology today, is that all species are related to one another like sisters, cousins, and distant kin in a vast family tree of life.

The most primitive hominid yet found, this species has more chimpanzee-like features than any other human ancestor. Ardipithecus ramidus may have walked upright. Other fossils discovered with A.

superseding all other hominid species. The implication of this argument is that all modern people are ultimately of African descent. The other theory, known as the 'Multi-regional' Model ...

All species also belong to larger groups. For example, chimps belong to a family called the hominids, which also includes humans. The hominid family in turn belongs to a larger class, called mammals.

The area is known as the Cradle of Humankind. Scientists have identified at least four hominid species—in addition to our own, Homo sapiens—that lived in this region at various times over the ...