Homo sapiens, or our modern people, are the only living species in homo genus these days. However, as we all known, before a long time like 100,000 years ago, the primitive society indeed existed some species which belong to our genus Homo. All of them have disappeared and extinct for a long time, those are Hominins that we called. In 2015, Berger et al reported a discovery named the Homo naledi, they found at least 15 individuals and multiple examples to do their research (Berger et al, 2015; Randoiph, 2015).
Homo naledi, a previously-unknown species but extinct hominin was found in the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South African. Is that a new species of homo genus or not, the question still make …show more content…
afarensis, Au. africanus, and Au. sediba in possessing a calcaneus with a weakly developed peroneal trochlea; in femur part, in the femoral neck, Homo naledi has two well-defined, mediolaterally-running pillars which differentiate from all of other hominins that we known and discovered; and in tibia part, Homo naledi possessesa distinct tubercle for the pes anserinus tendon which is distinct of those all other known hominins (Berger et al, 2015). Differences creates special individuals, differences also could prove the connection among similar individuals. Similarities sets forth the inseparable relationship among different individuals, similarities also states the slight differences among those unique individuals. Even though Homo naledi exist some unique characters, it still has similarities with other homo genus species. Like the morphology of the mandible, cranium and dentition, which are mostly similar with the genus Homo, and for foot and ankle, Homo naledi are humanlike, and body shape, climbing intellectual function, chewing abilities of teeth are similar with homo genus. A great many of collection let us cannot deny the special of Homo naledi, a new species that we found in hominins, comparing to primate animals, it more similar to genus Homo …show more content…
The plenty of evidence from the fossil assemblage gives our more and more clearer understanding about some supports that the genus Homo encompassed a variety of evolutionary experiments (Antón et al, 2014), now, with diversity fossil Homo assemblage evidence in each of the few intensively explored parts of Africa (Leakey et al,
Homo naledi, a previously-unknown species but extinct hominin was found in the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South African. Is that a new species of homo genus or not, the question still make …show more content…
afarensis, Au. africanus, and Au. sediba in possessing a calcaneus with a weakly developed peroneal trochlea; in femur part, in the femoral neck, Homo naledi has two well-defined, mediolaterally-running pillars which differentiate from all of other hominins that we known and discovered; and in tibia part, Homo naledi possessesa distinct tubercle for the pes anserinus tendon which is distinct of those all other known hominins (Berger et al, 2015). Differences creates special individuals, differences also could prove the connection among similar individuals. Similarities sets forth the inseparable relationship among different individuals, similarities also states the slight differences among those unique individuals. Even though Homo naledi exist some unique characters, it still has similarities with other homo genus species. Like the morphology of the mandible, cranium and dentition, which are mostly similar with the genus Homo, and for foot and ankle, Homo naledi are humanlike, and body shape, climbing intellectual function, chewing abilities of teeth are similar with homo genus. A great many of collection let us cannot deny the special of Homo naledi, a new species that we found in hominins, comparing to primate animals, it more similar to genus Homo …show more content…
The plenty of evidence from the fossil assemblage gives our more and more clearer understanding about some supports that the genus Homo encompassed a variety of evolutionary experiments (Antón et al, 2014), now, with diversity fossil Homo assemblage evidence in each of the few intensively explored parts of Africa (Leakey et al,