Human evolution | History, Stages, Timeline, Tree, Chart, & Facts
WEBSep 12, 2024 · human evolution, the process by which human beings developed on Earth from now-extinct primates. Viewed zoologically, we humans are Homo sapiens, a culture-bearing upright-walking species that lives on the ground and very likely first evolved in Africa about 315,000 years ago.
Human evolution - Wikipedia
WEBHuxley argued for human evolution from apes by illustrating many of the similarities and differences between humans and other apes, and did so particularly in his 1863 book Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature.
Fossil apes and human evolution | Science - AAAS
WEBMay 7, 2021 · Humans diverged from apes (chimpanzees, specifically) toward the end of the Miocene ~9.3 million to 6.5 million years ago. Understanding the origins of the human lineage (hominins) requires reconstructing the morphology, behavior, and environment of the chimpanzee-human last common ancestor.
An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens | Smithsonian
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · 550,000 to 750,000 Years Ago: The Beginning of the Homo sapiens Lineage. A facial reconstruction of Homo heidelbergensis, a popular candidate as a common ancestor for modern humans, Neanderthals...
How did humans evolve from apes? - New Scientist
WEBModern humans spread throughout the world and Neanderthals and Denisovans disappeared. Exactly why they went extinct is another great mystery, but it seems likely that our species played its part.
Human Evolution 101 - National Geographic
WEBSep 11, 2015 · The human lineage diverged from that of apes at least seven million years ago and maybe as long as 13 million years ago. The earliest undisputed members of our lineage to regularly walk upright...
Introduction to Human Evolution | The Smithsonian Institution's Human …
WEBJul 9, 2024 · Humans and the great apes (large apes) of Africa -- chimpanzees (including bonobos, or so-called “pygmy chimpanzees”) and gorillas -- share a common ancestor that lived between 8 and 6 million years ago. Humans first evolved in Africa, and much of human evolution occurred on that continent.
Human Evolution Evidence | The Smithsonian Institution's Human …
WEBJul 9, 2024 · Study of human genetics show how closely related we are to other primates – in fact, how connected we are with all other organisms – and can indicate the prehistoric migrations of our species, Homo sapiens, all over the world.
Overview of Hominin Evolution | Learn Science at Scitable - Nature
WEBHow did humans evolve into the big-brained, bipedal ape that we are today? This article examines the fossil evidence of our 6 million year evolution.
Human evolution
WEBHow did humans evolve? About six million years ago in Africa, the chimpanzee lineage and our own split. What happened to us after that split? The hominid lineage did not march in a straight line to Homo sapiens. Instead, the early hominid lineage gave rise to many other (now extinct) hominids.
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