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- Hominins are a group that includes modern humans and our early human-like ancestors .
- In simple words - humans and human-like ancestors together.
- They are also called tool makers , because making tools is what set them apart from animals.
Examples of hominins
Hominin
Who they were
Australopithecines
Our earliest ancestors
Homo habilis
The "handy man"
Homo erectus
The upright ancestor, first to leave Africa
Homo neanderthalensis
Lived in Europe and Southwest Asia
Homo sapiens
Modern humans - us
