How do scientists reconstruct the seven-million-year journey of human evolution?
In short: Explore the methods researchers use to map the history of hominins. This video examines how fossils provide critical evidence for understanding our extinct relatives and our relationship to chimpanzees.
Scientists study the evolutionary lineage of hominins, a category encompassing modern humans, our direct ancestors, and various extinct relatives. By analyzing fossil remains, researchers attempt to determine where these groups lived, how they existed, and the reasons behind their eventual extinction.
While chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, the fossil record reveals extinct hominins that share an even tighter evolutionary connection to us. This field of study relies on physical evidence to piece together a timeline spanning seven million years.
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