List of human evolution fossils - Wikipedia
The following tables give an overview of notable finds of hominin fossils and remains relating to human evolution, beginning with the formation of the tribe Hominini (the divergence of the human and chimpanzee lineages) in the late Miocene, roughly 7 to 8 million years ago.
Human Fossils - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
2024年1月3日 · From skeletons to teeth, early human fossils have been found of more than 6,000 individuals. With the rapid pace of new discoveries every year, this impressive sample means that even though some early human species are only represented by one or a few fossils, others are represented by thousands of fossils. From them, we can understand things like:
Hominin Fossils - Smithsonian Institution
Hominin Fossils. This collection of viewable hominin fossil 3D models was produced by the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program by 3D scanning casts and other replicas which are now on display in the Hall of Human Origins at the National Museum of Natural History.
The Human Family’s Earliest Ancestors - Smithsonian Magazine
In addition to Ardi, a possible direct ancestor, it is possible here to find hominid fossils from as recently as 160,000 years ago—an early Homo sapiens like us—all the way back to Ardipithecus...
Overview of Hominin Evolution | Learn Science at Scitable - Nature
How 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.
Homo sapiens - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
2024年1月3日 · Fossils and DNA confirm humans are one of more than 200 species belonging to the order of Primates. Within that larger group, humans are nested within the great ape family. Although we did not evolve from any of the apes living today, we share characteristics with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans (the great apes), as well as other apes.
Hominidae - Wikipedia
The Hominidae (/ hɒˈmɪnɪdiː /), whose members are known as the great apes[note 1] or hominids (/ ˈhɒmɪnɪdz /), are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: Pongo (the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan); Gorilla (the eastern and western gorilla); Pan (the chimpanzee and the bonobo); and ...
An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens | Smithsonian
2021年2月2日 · Though our genes clearly show that modern humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans —a mysterious hominin species that left behind substantial traces in our DNA but, so far, only a handful of tooth...
Hominin Taxonomy and Phylogeny: What's In A Name?
Findings such as the fossil "hobbits" in Flores (H. floresiensis) and the enigmatic Homo species from Dmanisi have dramatic implications for human evolution, and the significance of these has...
3D Collection - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
Welcome to our 3D collection of fossils, artifacts, and primates. The purpose of this collection is to allow you to view your favorite objects from our David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins or to examine many of the primate skeletons housed in our museum's collections.