genus
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The site has produced the oldest known member of the genus Homo and the earliest known Oldowan stone tools on Earth.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
The genus name comes from "bicharraco," a colloquial Spanish term meaning "big animal."
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
The Huaxi Green Pitviper is now the 58th known species in the Trimeresurus genus and only the second from its subgenus recorded in Sichuan Province.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Choudhury, whose favorite genus is the classic Tyrannosaurus, says he’d love to see more obscure prehistoric species.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars are different species within the genus Panthera.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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