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Bookmark or Share- Homo sapiens | Meaning, Characteristics, & Evolution | BritannicaHomo sapiens, the species to which all modern human beings belong and the only member of the genus Homo that is not extinct. The name ‘Homo sapiens’ was applied in 1758 by the father of modern biological classification, Carolus Linnaeus. The earliest fossils of the species date to about 315 thousand years ago.
- Homo sapiens - The Smithsonian's Human Origins ProgramModern humans evolved a unique combination of physical and behavioral characteristics, many of which other early human species also possessed, though not to the same degree. The complex brains of modern humans enabled them to interact with each other and with their surroundings in new and different ways.
- Ancient genomes and the evolutionary path of modern humans - Cell PressGrowing evidence from archaic and early modern human genomes brings new insights to the emergence of modern humans. We recount recent information collected from ancient DNA studies that inform us about the evolutionary pathway to modern humanity.
- An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens | SmithsonianTo understand how Homo sapiens eventually evolved from these older lineages of hominins, the group including modern humans and our closest extinct relatives and ancestors, scientists are...
- Homo Sapiens - World History EncyclopediaHomo Sapiens ('wise man'), or modern humans, are the only species of human still around today. Despite having invented countless ways of labelling the world around us, we have so far done a surprisingly poor job at defining ourselves.
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