Sentences with phrase «hominid origins»

But fossil evidence of hominid origins in Africa is also sparse and controversial (SN: 4/9/05, p. 227), says paleoanthropologist David Begun of the University of Toronto, a coauthor of Fuss» study.

Although sediment analyses date both finds to around the time of hominid origins, it's not known whether this creature regularly walked upright, a signature hominid behavior.

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One origin occurred 400,000 years ago, when our hominid ancestors living in East Africa split up.

Some mid — 20th - century comparative anatomists were so impressed with the profound differences between human and extant ape feet that they postulated a deep, pre-ape origin for hominids.

Researchers have identified the evolutionary origins of human herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 and -2, reporting that the former infected hominids before their evolutionary split from chimpanzees 6 million years ago while the latter jumped from ancient chimpanzees to ancestors of modern humans — Homo erectus — approximately 1.6 million years ago.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the evolutionary origins of human herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 and -2, reporting that the former infected hominids before their evolutionary split from chimpanzees 6 million years ago while the latter jumped from ancient chimpanzees to ancestors of modern humans — Homo erectus — approximately 1.6 million years ago.

We show that both dark and light pigmentation alleles arose before the origin of modern humans and that both light and dark pigmented skin has continued to evolve throughout hominid history.

Critics argue that discoveries like Moyà - Solà's are more likely to reflect the quality of the fossil records in Africa and Europe than offer clues to the actual origins of hominids.

New discoveries, such as «Lucy» the fossil hominid, were rewriting the story of human origins.

The discovery of hominid footprints in East Africa reshaped the study of human origins.

Such are the questions tackled here during a trip to hominid settings in Europe and Africa, followed by an over-the-pole flight that looks down on the probable origins of the abrupt climate changes: great whirlpools in the North Atlantic Ocean near Greenland.

While questions related to the when and where of humanity's origins remain hotly debated, one matter about our collective genetic makeup is clearer: All humans appear to be hominid hybrids, made up of DNA from different and distinct populations.

Such are the questions tackled here during a trip to hominid settings in Europe and Africa, followed by an over-the-pole flight that looks down on the probable origins of the abrupt climate changes: great whirlpools in the North Atlantic Ocean near Greenland.