Sentences with 'hominid'
Example sentences and phrases with the word hominid and other words derived from it.
• « Humanity's first hominid ancestor was called Australopithecus: a biological species of African hominid that evolved about 3.9 million years ago. »
• « From Australopithecus, several other hominid species evolved, taking advantage of the genetic advantages of having a large brain and being able to make simple tools. »
• « The hominid types identified are at least two: the robust paranthropic Australopithecus - vegetarian - and the gracile or African Australopithecus - carnivorous. Both must have lived through the signs of human activity to modify the environments provided by nature. »
• « According to Lovejoy, hominid upright walking appeared along with monogamy and the development of the early nuclear family, long before the use of tools. »