A report on Human
Humans (Homo sapiens) are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and large, complex brains.
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Homo
13 linksHomo is the genus that emerged in the (otherwise extinct) genus Australopithecus that encompasses the extant species Homo sapiens (modern humans), plus several extinct species classified as either ancestral to or closely related to modern humans (depending on the species), most notably Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis.
Primate
9 linksPrimates are a diverse order of mammals.
Primates are a diverse order of mammals.
They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys, apes and humans).
Hunter-gatherer
8 linksA hunter-gatherer is a human living a lifestyle in which most or all food is obtained by foraging (gathering edible wild plants) and hunting (pursuing and killing of wild animals, including catching fish), in the same way that most natural omnivores do.
Early modern human
7 linksEarly modern human (EMH) or anatomically modern human (AMH) are terms used to distinguish Homo sapiens (the only extant Hominina species) that are anatomically consistent with the range of phenotypes seen in contemporary humans from extinct archaic human species.
Chimpanzee
7 linksSpecies of great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa.
Species of great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa.
Evidence from fossils and DNA sequencing shows that Pan is a sister taxon to the human lineage and is humans' closest living relative.
Recent African origin of modern humans
6 linksIn paleoanthropology, the recent African origin of modern humans, also called the "Out of Africa" theory (OOA), recent single-origin hypothesis (RSOH), replacement hypothesis, or recent African origin model (RAO), is the dominant model of the geographic origin and early migration of anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens).
Hominini
7 linksThe Hominini form a taxonomic tribe of the subfamily Homininae ("hominines").
The Hominini form a taxonomic tribe of the subfamily Homininae ("hominines").
Since Gray's classification, evidence has accumulated from genetic phylogeny confirming that humans, chimpanzees, and gorillas are more closely related to each other than to the orangutan.
Denisovan
7 linksExtinct species or subspecies of archaic human that ranged across Asia during the Lower and Middle Paleolithic.
Extinct species or subspecies of archaic human that ranged across Asia during the Lower and Middle Paleolithic.
Denisovans may represent a new species of Homo or archaic subspecies of Homo sapiens (modern humans), but they are known from too few fossils to erect a proper taxon.
Homo erectus
6 linksExtinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, with its earliest occurrence about 2 million years ago.
Extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, with its earliest occurrence about 2 million years ago.
Several human species, such as H. heidelbergensis and H. antecessor, with the former generally considered to have been the ancestor to Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans, appear to have emerged within the possibly Asian populations of H. erectus.
Orangutan
6 linksOrangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia.
Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia.
The orangutans are the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae, which diverged genetically from the other hominids (gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans) between 19.3 and 15.7 million years ago.