Sep 30, 2025 · Human evolution, the process by which human beings developed on Earth from now-extinct primates. The only extant members of the human tribe, Hominini, belong to the …

These forms and hominins make up the hominid subfamily Homininae. Some researchers consider hominins to be African great apes because of their shared ancestry with modern …

Sep 30, 2025 · Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Introduction to Human Evolution

Sep 30, 2025 · Human evolution - Brain Size, Adaptations, Fossils: Because more complete fossil heads than hands are available, it is easier to model increased brain size in parallel with the …

Sep 30, 2025 · Human evolution - Bipedalism, Adaptations, Fossils: There are many theories that attempt to explain why humans are bipedal, but none is wholly satisfactory. Increased speed …

Sep 30, 2025 · Human evolution - Hominin, Habitats, Adaptations: The section Background and beginnings in the Miocene describes certain global climatic changes that reduced forested …

Sep 30, 2025 · There appear to have been successive migrations of hominin species out of Africa, with evolution of new species in Eurasia and occasional migrations back into Africa.

Quaternary - Hominin Evolution, Climate Change, Migration: American paleontologist Elisabeth Vrba and other scientists have suggested that climate changes 2.5 million years ago …

Sep 13, 2025 · The primary resource for detailing the path of human evolution will always be fossil specimens. Certainly, the trove of fossils from Africa and Eurasia indicates that, unlike today, …

Heidelberg jaw hominid fossil Also known as: Mauer jaw Written by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica