Word: hominids
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...child is this: the distance between him and Nutcracker Man (a matter of brain capacity and degree of specialization, not to mention N.M.'s astounding molars) is clinching empirical proof that the human species has advanced steadily and with a fair degree of haste from an 11-year-old hominid to better and newer models with--dare we say it--safety belts...
...tall, so Sinanthropus was no pygmy. One of the thighbones was burnt -a grisly clue to Peking man's eating habits. "All the Sinanthropus bones," wrote Dr. Weidenreich, "recovered from Locality 1 of Choukoutien had received the same treatment as the game which Sinanthropus hunted. This hominid, therefore, was a cannibal...
...This week the Archaeological Institute of America meets in Washington for formal discussion.*Sinanthropus (Pekin man) is claimed to be the second oldest hominid discovered. The oldest: Pithecanthropus erectus (Java...