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Our mixed-up human family: 8 human relatives that went extinct (and 1 that didn't)

Kristina Killgrove
18 February 2024
10 min
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Human evolution was once presented as a straight line; but is now considered a ‘braided stream’.

Summary

  1. The ancient human family tree is complicated.
  2. The Homo genus spans more than 2 million years and at least three continents.
  3. Modern humans (Homo sapiens) appeared in Africa at least 300,000 years ago—and are still evolving.
READ: Our mixed-up human family: 8 human relatives that went extinct (and 1 that didn't)

References

  • Media Check: Live Science - Media Bias Fact Check (HIGH CREDIBILITY)
  • COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE GUIDELINES LEARNING OUTCOMES ETC)
 

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