Human Family Tree - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
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Our Family Tree | AMNH - American Museum of Natural History
Humans are the only remaining descendants of a once-varied family of primates called Hominidae. In different places over the past six or seven million years, groups of early hominids adapted to their habitats and many distinct species emerged--including some that …
Making sense of ancient hominin DNA - Understanding Evolution
Since an individual’s nuclear genes come from all its ancestors — not just a single, maternal lineage — this information should give us a much better understanding of how X-woman herself — not just her mitochondrial DNA — is related to humans and Neanderthals.
Hominidae - Wikipedia
Among the genera thought to be in the ape lineage leading up to 13 million years ago are Proconsul, Rangwapithecus, Dendropithecus, Limnopithecus, Nacholapithecus, Equatorius, Nyanzapithecus, Afropithecus, Heliopithecus, and Kenyapithecus, all from East Africa.
A lineage perspective on hominin taxonomy and evolution
2024年1月13日 · The human lineage, writ large, can be plausibly traced back through H. heidelbergensis, H. erectus, H. habilis, either of Au. africanus or K. platyops, Au. afarensis, and Ar. ramidus. The other species are interesting side branches that fill in our knowledge of hominin paleobiology, ecology, adaptation, and behavior.
Hominin Taxonomy and Phylogeny: What's In A Name?
At the most basic level, human evolution is articulated through classifications of, and evolutionary relationships among, hominin species. This article presents a basic taxonomy and phylogeny of...
Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence
2012年3月7日 · Nature - The genome of the gorilla has been sequenced, making it possible to compare the DNA of the four surviving hominid genera: human, chimpanzee, gorilla and orang-utan. The data —...
The Evolutionary Radiation of Hominids: a Phylogenetic …
2019年10月24日 · We explore alternative models on hominid diversification in cranial size and shape, employing 3D images, geometric morphometric and phylogenetic comparative methods 27,28,29,30.
Ancient DNA and Neanderthals | The Smithsonian Institution's …
2024年2月20日 · Most of our total genome is made of up nuclear DNA, or the genetic material located in the nucleus of a cell. This DNA forms chromosomes, X-shaped bundles of DNA, that separate during cell division. Homo sapiens have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Nuclear DNA is directly inherited from both parents with 50% each coming from an organism’s biological ...
Archaic hominin introgression into modern human genomes
2019年11月8日 · There is now evidence that ancient hominin populations, including ancestors of anatomically modern humans, Neanderthals, Denisovans (the enigmatic hominin, which was recently identified as a distinct lineage based on genomic evidence), and yet-to-be-discovered hominin populations split, diverged, and reconnected, sharing their genetic material w...