hominids

Cultural  

1. The biological family that includes our species, Homo sapiens. This family has also included Neanderthals and other forerunners of today's humans, such as Australopithecus, Homo erectus, and Homo habilis. Today's human beings are the only surviving hominids.

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That view shifted when researchers analysed 51 fossil teeth from a range of hominids and great apes, including Australopithecus africanus, Paranthropus robustus, early Homo, Neanderthals, and Homo sapiens.

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The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports by Nature Publishing Group, describe the earliest evidence of Neanderthal hominids in Portugal.

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Since that split, hominids have developed far greater anatomical variety, while hylobatids have remained remarkably uniform.

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The team examined fossilized teeth from 51 hominids found across Africa, Asia, and Europe.

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"Hominin" is a newer term that describes a subdivision of the larger category known as hominids.

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