hominid

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Our hominid ancestors were much smaller than we were and were easily preyed upon by big cats and big birds.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

"It's not so unusual to get useful DNA from very old specimens of our hominid ancestors or other animals," Pool says.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023

It is also unclear what species of ancient human - or hominid - built it.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023

A recent study offered the “oldest decisive evidence” that our ancient hominid ancestors ate one another.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Some zoological concepts applied to problems in evolution of the hominid lineage.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.