Thus, the common term for the lineage of fossil and modern humans ... As well, the popularity of terms like “hominid” and “australopithecine,” which seeped into public awareness in the ...

We begin this discussion of our species' evolution in Africa, near the end of the geological time period known as the Miocene, just before our lineage diverged from that of chimpanzees and bonobos.

Erin Wayman is a science and human evolution blogger for Hominid Hunting. She has M.As in biological anthropology and science writing. The "discovery" turned out to be the biggest hoax in the ...