Human evolution

Human evolution is the process of change and development, or evolution, by which human beings emerged as distinct species. It is the subject of a broad scientific inquiry that seeks to understand and describe how change and development took place. The study of human evolution encompasses many scientific disciplines, but most notably physical anthropology and genetics. The term "human", in the context of human evolution, refers to the genus Homo, but studies of human evolution usually include other hominids, such as the australopithecines.

Before Homo

• The earliest hominids
• Aegyptopithecus
• Sahelanthropus tchadensis
• Orrorin tugenensis
• Ardipithecus kadabba
• Ardipithecus ramidus
• The Australopithecus genus
• Australopithecus anamensis
• Australopithecus afarensis
• Australopithecus africanus
• Australopithecus garhi
• The Paranthropus genus
• Paranthropus aethiopicus
• Paranthropus boisei
• Paranthropus robustus