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Scientists say that hominids diverged into two different creatures over time: Apes and humans

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What are humans and their human like ancestors called?

Humans and their human-like ancestors are called hominins. This includes species such as Homo sapiens (modern humans) and other related species that have characteristics similar to humans.


Are apes and humans classified as hominids?

Hominid - the group consisting of all modern and extinct Great Apes (that is, modern humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans plus all their immediate ancestors).Hominin - the group consisting of modern humans, extinct human species and all our immediate ancestors (including members of the genera Homo, Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Ardipithecus).


According to evolutionary theory what was the most likely evolutionary precursor to humans?

Hominids


Write a sentence with the word hominid?

What is your favourite hominid?You spelled "favorite" wrong...


Modern humans belong to the group of hominids known as what?

Modern humans belong to the group of hominids known as Homo sapiens.


What group of hominids' shows that they are identical to modern humans?

There are no hominids that are identical to modern humans except modern humans ourselves. To be classified as a different species or sub species they have to be different. There are hominids that were very similar to modern humans. Neanderthals for example would not look completely out of place at a party. Even ancient hominids share many characteristics with modern humans. Upright walking stance and intelligent think all be it less than modern humans are common amongst many of our ancestors. Yea... So the answer is Cro-Magnon... noob...


First hominids appeared on earth during what epoch?

The first hominids appeared during the Miocene epoch, between 23 to 5 million years ago. This period marked the emergence of early hominids such as Ardipithecus and Australopithecus, ancestors of modern humans.


What do you call early ancestors of humans?

Australopithicans Homo habilis homo erectus


Modern humans and humanlike fossils are classified as?

Hominids


Hominids ancestors modern humans migrated from Europe to Asia as early as 2 million years ago is it true or false?

LOL im stuck on the same question the answer is false


What are hominids in the lineage that led to humans?

Hominids are a group of primates that includes modern humans, extinct human species (such as Neanderthals), and their ancestors. This lineage originated around 6-7 million years ago in Africa and has evolved over time to give rise to the diversity of hominid species we see today.


Did any hominids exist before the homo sapiens sapiens?

Yes, several species of hominids existed before Homo sapiens sapiens, including Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthals), Homo erectus, and Homo habilis. These hominids were our evolutionary ancestors and lived at different points in history before the appearance of modern humans.