paleontology
type: Concept
narrower: issues in hominization

physical/biological anthropology
type: Concept
narrower: issues in hominization

research/theoretical frameworks
type: Concept
narrower: issues in hominization

issues in hominization
type: Concept
definition: One of the most important discoveries of recent times, related to our origins, is the verification of a close genetic affinity between human beings and chimpanzees. Such affinity is so significant (98.8%)that it is estimated that both phylogenetic lines that led to the two species had a common ancestor approximately 6 to 8 million years ago. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Hominization, Issues in]
broader: research/theoretical frameworks
broader: physical/biological anthropology
broader: paleontology
broader: evolution

evolution
type: Concept
narrower: issues in hominization

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: issues in hominization