What is homo sapien

Who are homo sapiens?

Answer:

Homo sapiens is the only extant or still existing human species. The name is Latin for wise man, and was introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus.

Humans (Homo sapiens) are highly intelligent primates that have become the dominant species on Earth.

Homo sapiens evolved from their early hominid predecessors between 200000 and 300000 years ago and developed a capacity for language about 50000 years ago.

Homo sapiens evolved in Africa from Homo heidelbergensis. They co-existed for a long time in Europe and the Middle East with the Neanderthals 

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Updated on: 26-Apr-2023

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