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> first humans (5mya) This might be a little early - Wikipedia says the genus Homo emerged from Australopithecus around 3.3 Ma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H
by jimmytucson 4y ago
> first humans (5mya)
This might be a little early - Wikipedia says the genus Homo emerged from Australopithecus around 3.3 Ma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo).
- culi 4y agoThanks, I'll look more into it. This is an area of active debate and research. Estimates have gone as far back as 7 Ma (e.g. this 2002 NYTimes article[0] says 5-7 Ma). Even the origins of Homo sapiens gets pushed around every other year (e.g. [1]). [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/26/science/when-humans-became-human.html https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/26/science/when-humans-becam... [1] https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/6/7/15745714/nature-homo-sapien-remains-jebel-irhoud https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/6/7/15745714/nat...