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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Much of what is known about human evolution and early hominins comes from skulls, but the fossils are often damaged or deformed.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
But the researchers proposed that the lineage that led to our species peeled off from the other hominin lineages hundreds of thousands of years earlier — possibly more than a million years ago.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2025
The larger lobe is named after Olduvai, a significant river gorge in Tanzania where many other hominin fossils have been discovered.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
In a new study, anthropologists in Australia argued that hominins arrived on the continent a little later than academia previously determined.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
But the researchers proposed that the lineage that led to our species peeled off from the other hominin lineages hundreds of thousands of years earlier — possibly more than a million years ago.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2025
The larger lobe is named after Olduvai, a significant river gorge in Tanzania where many other hominin fossils have been discovered.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
In a new study, anthropologists in Australia argued that hominins arrived on the continent a little later than academia previously determined.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Hominin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hominin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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