09-10-2015, 05:50 PM
(09-10-2015, 04:19 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I've seen it phrased this way before, but shouldn't it be "new species of hominid" not human? I've seen the Smithsonian say "species of humans" when referring to hominids, but it still sounds wrong to me. Is human not exclusive to ***** sapien?
I believe human is not exclusive to H. Sapiens, at least in the scientific community. In common usage you are correct, but as far as science is concerned, since hominid/hominin are synonymous with human they are interchangeable.
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