hominin
noun
hom·i·nin
ˈhä-mə-nən 
-ˌnin
: any of a taxonomic tribe (Hominini) of hominids that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms
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Mammals followed, and then monkeys, and then hominins and then us.
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Simon Boas
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Evidence suggests that early hominins used simple stone tools to carve smaller slices of meat from animal carcasses as early as 2.5 million years ago.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2025
But the specimens’ small size offered little idea of what this shadowy population of ancient hominins looked like, and the group has never been assigned an official scientific name.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
The wooden tools suggest that whichever group of ancient hominins lived here knew which plants to harvest and which tools were best for the job.
—ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
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Simon Boas
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Evidence suggests that early hominins used simple stone tools to carve smaller slices of meat from animal carcasses as early as 2.5 million years ago.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2025
But the specimens’ small size offered little idea of what this shadowy population of ancient hominins looked like, and the group has never been assigned an official scientific name.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
The wooden tools suggest that whichever group of ancient hominins lived here knew which plants to harvest and which tools were best for the job.
—ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
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“Hominin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hominin. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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