hominins
Hominins are the human lineage, consisting of modern humans (Homo sapiens) and all extinct species more closely related to humans than to chimpanzees. In many classifications, the group includes the genus Homo and several closely related extinct forms that lie along the lineage after the split from the chimpanzee lineage. The fossil record shows that the earliest hominins appeared in Africa about 6–7 million years ago, with species such as Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Orrorin tugenensis, and Ardipithecus.
A defining early trait of hominins is bipedalism, the ability to walk upright on two legs, which
Homo sapiens appeared in Africa roughly 300,000 years ago and later dispersed globally, often interacting with