Homo

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genus

Homo is the biological genus that includes modern humans and their closest extinct relatives, characterized by advanced cognitive abilities and the use of complex tools.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Homo canonical 3
early Homo 2
Homo erectus 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
binomialAuthority Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
surface form: Linnaeus, 1758
characteristic advanced cognitive abilities ⓘ
bipedal locomotion ⓘ
capacity for complex language ⓘ
high degree of sociality ⓘ
large brain relative to body size ⓘ
prolonged juvenile development ⓘ
use of complex tools ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
domain Eukarya ⓘ
surface form: Eukaryota
earliestKnownSpecies Homo habilis ⓘ
etymology Latin word for "man" or "human" ⓘ
evolutionaryGroup hominins ⓘ
extinctSpeciesCount multiple ⓘ
family Hominidae ⓘ
fossilRange Pleistocene to Recent ⓘ
geographicOrigin Africa ⓘ
hasLivingSpecies Homo sapiens ⓘ
includesTaxon Homo antecessor ⓘ
Homo erectus ⓘ
Homo floresiensis ⓘ
Homo habilis ⓘ
Homo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Homo heidelbergensis

Homo luzonensis ⓘ
Homo naledi ⓘ
Neanderthals ⓘ
surface form: Homo neanderthalensis

Homo rudolfensis ⓘ
Homo sapiens ⓘ
infraorder Simiiformes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
order Primates ⓘ
parvorder Catarrhini ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
precededBy Australopithecina ⓘ
surface form: Australopithecus
studyField evolutionary biology ⓘ
paleoanthropology ⓘ
physical anthropology ⓘ
subfamily Homininae ⓘ
suborder Haplorhini ⓘ
superfamily Hominoidea ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
tribe Hominini ⓘ
typeSpecies Homo sapiens ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pan → sharesCommonAncestorWith → Homo ⓘ
Swartkrans → hasHomininTaxon → Homo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Homo erectus
Swartkrans → hasHomininTaxon → Homo ⓘ
this entity surface form: early Homo
Paranthropus robustus → coexistedWith → Homo ⓘ
this entity surface form: early Homo
Homo → includesTaxon → Homo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Homo heidelbergensis
Homininae → containsExtantGenera → Homo ⓘ
Hominini → includesExtantGenus → Homo ⓘ
Dmanisi → homininTaxonFound → Homo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Homo georgicus