Label:
Human origins family tree
Description:
DNAi Location:
Applications>Human origins>our family tree
Meet the extended family
Until the late 1900s, many researchers believed that humans evolved from an apelike ancestor through a linear series of stages. There are now many different theories about the relationships between species. It appears that we may just be one of the twigs on a vast family tree.
Biological elements:
homo, sapiens, erectus, africanus, australopithecus, australopithecines, rudolfensis, paranthropus
Concepts precesses:
evolution, ancestry, lineage, cro-magnon, ergaster, heidelbergensis
Tools & methods :
boisei, aethiopicus, robustus, afarensis, ergaster, neanderthalensis, neandertal, neanderthal,