hominid

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Even within the hominid group, human skulls evolved at a distinctly faster rate than those of other species.

From Science Daily • Oct. 29, 2025

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

"But it could be a different species - Homo erectus or Homo naledi - there were a number of hominid species around at that time in southern Africa."

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023

Dr. Pobiner, an authority on cut marks, had spied the half-tibia fossil six summers ago while examining hominid bones housed in a Nairobi museum vault.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 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.