Examples of sapiens in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Research published online today in Science has identified these sapiens-specific variants and homed in on one in particular that may have brought about a pivotal change in the way our brain develops. — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2021 In that case, an early H. sapiens woman likely interbred with a Neanderthal man more than 220,000 years ago and their descendants carried the modern mtDNA. — Ann Gibbons, Science | AAAS, 24 Sep. 2020 Researchers say that in comparisons with Neanderthal and H. sapiens species, the dimensions of the fossil finger fell within the range of measures for ancient and modern humans -- not Neanderthals. — Fox News, 5 Sep. 2019 However, other high-altitude groups show different, uniquely H. sapiens adaptations. — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2019 Until this week, the earliest known fossils of Homo sapiens were about 200,000 years old. — Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 11 June 2017 The remaining challenge, however, was to identify these fossils as clearly being Homo sapiens. — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 8 June 2017 Previous discoveries of early Homo sapiens fossils have been concentrated at sites in Ethiopia. — Robert Lee Hotz, Fox News, 8 June 2017 The researchers say evidence suggests primitive forms of Homo sapiens had already widely spread throughout Africa by around 300,000 years ago. — Malcolm Ritter, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017 See More

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