Nothing much. A genus is simply a label we attach to a particular group of species sharing a common ancestry. It's more to do with classification than with understanding evolution.
Australopithecus is a genus of extinct hominids. Evidence of these creatures was first found in eastern Africa. Paleontologists believe that Australopithecus was the first genus in the line of human evolution to exhibit lengthened neurons in the brain with increased ability.
HomoWe are Homo sapiens sapiens, and we came from the Australopithecus genus, and before that we came from Ardipithecus, and then if you skip back a few million years, we eventually came fromsomthing similar to the primate ProconsulSO- That's our evolution framed.
Allen E. Greer has written: 'The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives' 'The biology and evolution of Australian lizards' -- subject(s): Evolution, Lizards 'Discoveries; Reptiles'
# Genus Prostegotherium. # Genus Pseudostegotherium. # Genus Astegotherium. # Genus Stegosimpsonia. # Genus Stegotherium. # Genus Dasypus (long-nosed armadillos). # Genus Propraopus. # Genus Dasypodon. # Genus Utaetus. # Genus Meteutatus. # Genus Anteutatus. # Genus Pseudeutatus. # Genus Stenotatus. # Genus Proeutatus. # Genus Archaeutatus. # Genus Paraeutatus. # Genus Doellotatus. # Genus Chasicotatus. # Genus Ringueletia. # Genus Eutatus. # Genus Isutaetus. # Genus Anutaetus. # Genus Hemiutaetus. # Genus Amblytatus. # Genus Eodasypus. # Genus Prozaedyus. # Genus Vetelia. # Genus Proeuphractus. # Genus Paleuphractus. # Genus Chorobates. # Genus Macroeuphractus. # Genus Paraeuphractus. # Genus Acantharodeia. # Genus Chaetophractus (peludos). # Genus Zaedyus (pichi). # Genus Euphractus (six-banded armadillo). # Genus Tolypeutes (three-banded armadillos). # Genus Cabassous (naked-tailed armadillos). # Genus Priodontes (giant armadillo). # Genus Chlamyphorus(fairy armadillos). # Genus Calyptophractus.
The evolution of humans is the concept that humans evolved from the same ancestors as apes and monkeys. Human evolution is the part of biological evolution concerning the emergence of humans as a distinct species. It is the subject of a broad science that seeks to understand and describe how this change and development occurred. The study of human evolution encompasses many scientific disciplines, most notably biological-anthropology, linguistics and genetics. The term "human", in the context of human evolution, refers to the genus homo, but studies of human evolution usually include other hominini, such as the australopithecine.
The discovery of the fossils known as "1470" and "1813" in 1972 in Kenya ignited the debate about multiple lineages within the genus Homo. These specimens were initially classified as Homo habilis but raised questions about the diversity of early Homo species and led to further studies on the evolution of our genus.
The evolution of humans began around 6-8 million years ago with the divergence of our ancestors from other apes. This process resulted in the development of early hominins, leading to the emergence of the genus Homo and eventually modern humans.
No, Charles Darwin did not coin the terms "species" and "genus." These terms were used prior to Darwin's time, with "genus" being introduced by the ancient Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder and "species" having roots in Latin. Darwin's contributions were primarily in the theory of evolution and natural selection, which helped to explain the relationships between different species and genera.
Yes, because of the family of the ancestors of the cat, as in evolution between the cats, and then the lion and the tiger. So yes, the lion and the tiger are related in some kind of evolution.
Vincent Gerard Demarco has written: 'Aspects of embryonic physiology and the evolution of viviparity in the lizard genus Sceloporus' -- subject(s): Sceloporus
The flea genus is the genus of a flea
The sequence in the evolution of humans is generally believed to have occurred over millions of years, starting with our common ancestors with apes, followed by the emergence of early hominids like Australopithecus, leading to the evolution of the genus Homo, which includes modern humans. This evolutionary process involved changes in anatomy, behavior, and culture that led to the development of more advanced human species.