Human evolution is not a straight line but a complex branching tree shared with other great apes. This overview explains the ...

A 1.6-million-year-old Ethiopian skull blends ancestor and descendant features, rewriting the origin story of Homo erectus.

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time itself. These creatures, ranging from massive gorillas to tiny mouse lemurs, ...

In this video I will explain the difference between Hominids and Hominins, when the hominins split off from the hominids and why this distinction is important. And I explain the entire currently known ...

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Artificial cast of Germanasterias amplipapularia, holotype Nr. 18869a–b in abactinal view (A), and actinal view (B). (C) Details of the disc and arm in abactinal view. (D) Detail of the arms and oral ...