hominin
noun
hom·i·nin
ˈhä-mə-nən 
-ˌnin
: any of a taxonomic tribe (Hominini) of hominids that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms
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These costs are thought to have hindered how hominins used these foods and delayed their adoption into our diets.
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Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Another set of tracks does not resemble modern human footprints but is still clearly left by a fully bipedal hominin.
—Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Perhaps hominin fossils were there, too, waiting to be discovered.
—Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The extended period of gene flow, lasting about 7,000 years, matches archaeological evidence of overlap between the two hominin groups in Eurasia.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Another set of tracks does not resemble modern human footprints but is still clearly left by a fully bipedal hominin.
—Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Perhaps hominin fossils were there, too, waiting to be discovered.
—Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The extended period of gene flow, lasting about 7,000 years, matches archaeological evidence of overlap between the two hominin groups in Eurasia.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Hominin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hominin. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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