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Nature 444, 680 (7 December 2006) | doi:10.1038/444680d; Published online 6 December 2006
How the word 'hominid' evolved to include hominin
Simon Underdown1
- Department of Anthropology and Geography, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
Human evolution has long been a subject that can claim a love of tongue-twisting terminology, which if not properly explained can lead to much confusion. The latest example is the reassessment of the linnaean description of the relationship between Homo sapiens and the other great apes.
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