Timeline of human evolution - Wikipedia
WEBThe timeline of human evolution outlines the major events in the evolutionary lineage of the modern human species, Homo sapiens, throughout the history of life, beginning some 4 billion years ago down to recent evolution within H. …
An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens | Smithsonian
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · 550,000 to 750,000 Years Ago: The Beginning of the Homo sapiens Lineage. A facial reconstruction of Homo heidelbergensis, a popular candidate as a common ancestor for modern humans, Neanderthals...
Human evolution | History, Stages, Timeline, Tree, Chart, & Facts
WEBSep 12, 2024 · human evolution, the process by which human beings developed on Earth from now-extinct primates. Viewed zoologically, we humans are Homo sapiens, a culture-bearing upright-walking species that lives on the ground and very likely first evolved in Africa about 315,000 years ago.
Who was the first human? Identifying them is tricky, but it was …
WEBMay 21, 2022 · More than a century ago, scientists began classifying fossils depending on whether they appeared to have looked and acted more in line with humans living today — that's us — than ancient hominins, such as the ape-like Australopithecus afarensis, nicknamed Lucy, which lived a few million years ago.
Human evolution - Wikipedia
WEBThe gibbons (family Hylobatidae) and then the orangutans (genus Pongo) were the first groups to split from the line leading to the hominins, including humans—followed by gorillas (genus Gorilla), and, ultimately, by the chimpanzees (genus Pan).
How Did Humans Evolve? - HISTORY
WEBMar 5, 2020 · The first humans emerged in Africa around two million years ago, long before the modern humans known as Homo sapiens appeared on the same continent.
When did Homo sapiens first appear? - Live Science
WEBDec 11, 2023 · Humans evolved much later in Earth's history, possibly around 1 million to 700,000 years ago, although the earliest fossil evidence dates to around 300,000 years ago.
The Human Family’s Earliest Ancestors - Smithsonian Magazine
WEBIn addition to Ardi, a possible direct ancestor, it is possible here to find hominid fossils from as recently as 160,000 years ago—an early Homo sapiens like us—all the way back to Ardipithecus...
What was it like when humans first arose on planet Earth?
WEBApr 4, 2024 · Despite billions of years of life on Earth, humans first arose only ~300,000 years ago. It took all that time to make our arrival possible. 70,000 years ago, a brown dwarf pair known as...
Introduction to Human Evolution | The Smithsonian Institution's Human …
WEBJul 9, 2024 · One of the earliest defining human traits, bipedalism -- the ability to walk on two legs -- evolved over 4 million years ago. Other important human characteristics -- such as a large and complex brain, the ability to make and use tools, and the capacity for language -- developed more recently.