What came before mankind?

Answer 1

When talking of mankind, we usually mean modern humans (Homo sapiens) - people like ourselves.

Homo sapiens had certainly evolved by about 100,000 years ago, and possibly as early as 130,000 years ago.

• A subspecies, Homo sapiens idaltus, has recently been identified in Africa, from around 160-154 thousand years ago.

• Some early African fossils may be archaic Homo sapiens, and are sometimes be referred to as Homo sapiens rhodesiensis. These fossils date back as far as 400 thousand years ago.

• Homo neanderthalensis evolved around 220,000 years ago and coexisted with Homo sapiens in Europe until around 35,000 years ago. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of Homo sapiens, but is now widely considered to have been a separate species.

There is a near consensus of scientists that the immediate direct ancestor of Homo sapiens was Homo erectus, which evolved around 1.6 million years ago.

Answer 2

time has always been there, there was never anything before time, just a load of stuff that eventually turned into the space we know now. try to think about what happened before time and you will get the most massive headache. like ligit your head will consume itself because you have a boat load of stuff going on in your head