Timeline of human origins revised: New synthesis of research links changing environment with Homo's evolutionary adaptability
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 20:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Many traits unique to humans were long thought to have originated in the genus Homo between 2.4 and 1.8 million years ago in Africa. Although scientists have recognized these characteristics for decades, they are reconsidering the true evolutionary factors that drove them.