"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change" - Charles Darwin
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HOMO SAPIENS' GUIDE
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HIS TAXONOMY
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Homo sapiens
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†Homo erectus
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†Homo floresiensis
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†Homo habilis
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†Homo heidelbergensis
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†Homo naledi
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†Homo neanderthalensis
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WHERE DOES THE NAME COME FROM?
Homo sapiens comes from latin and means "wise man".
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TAXONOMY INTERESTING FACT
Modern humans are the subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens, which differentiates them from what has been argued to be their direct ancestor, Homo sapiens idaltu, now extinct.
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WHEN AND WHERE DID HOMO SAPIENS APPEAR?
Anatomically modern humans first appear in the fossil record in Africa about 195,000 years ago, and studies of molecular biology give evidence that the approximate time of divergence from the common ancestor of all modern human populations was 200,000 years ago.
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WHICH ARE THE DIFFERENCES IN REGARD TO OTHER GENUS OF THEIR FAMILY?
They are characterized by erect posture and bipedal locomotion; manual dexterity and increased tool use, compared to other animals; and a general trend toward larger, more complex brains and societies.
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WHY DID WE EVOLVE FASTER THAN THE OTHERS?
Advantages that explain this evolutionary success include a relatively larger brain with a particularly well-developed neocortex, prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes, which enable high levels of abstract reasoning, language, problem solving, sociality, and culture through social learning.
