apemen
Hypothetical transitional ancestors
Apemen are hypothetical creatures intermediate between apes and humans, typically imagined as brutish, hairy hominids.
The term appears in evolutionary discussions about missing links, in fantasy and science fiction depicting primitive humanoids, and as an insult suggesting someone is crude or unintelligent: He moved through the party like an apeman, grunting at the hors d'oeuvres.
Extinct archaic human species
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- Cro-MagnonEarly modern European human
- LucyFeminine name meaning light
Peking Man · missing link · bipedal · cranium · brow ridge · tool use · Leakey · paleoanthropology
Mythical Himalayan ape-man
- sasquatchLegendary North American ape-man
- abominable snowmanLegendary Himalayan ape-creature
- cryptozoologyPursuit of unproven creatures
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
folklore · legend · Himalayan · Pacific Northwest · hoax · footprint · elusive · wilderness
Study of ancient organisms
- excavationAct of unearthing
- skullHead's bone casing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- bonesRigid internal support structure
stratigraphy · carbon-dating · Pleistocene · sediments · reconstruction · specimen · remains · artifact
Earliest archaeological era
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- shelterProtected place or structure
- fireCombustion with flames
- huntersPursuers of prey
gatherers · stone tools · flint · spears · rock art · nomadic · tribal · survival
British naturalist, species theorist
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- ancestryFamily line of descent
speciation · phylogeny · divergence · common ancestor · evolutionary tree · mutation · genetics · morphology
Neanderthal
Extinct archaic human species
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- Cro-MagnonEarly modern European human
Lucy · Peking Man · missing link · bipedal · cranium · brow ridge · tool use · Leakey · paleoanthropology · human ancestor
yeti
Mythical Himalayan ape-man
- sasquatchLegendary North American ape-man
- abominable snowmanLegendary Himalayan ape-creature
- cryptozoologyPursuit of unproven creatures
sighting · folklore · legend · Himalayan · Pacific Northwest · hoax · footprint · elusive · wilderness · mysterious
paleontology
Study of ancient organisms
- excavationAct of unearthing
- skullHead's bone casing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
bones · stratigraphy · carbon-dating · Pleistocene · sediments · reconstruction · specimen · remains · artifact · stone tools
Paleolithic
Earliest archaeological era
hunters · gatherers · stone tools · flint · spears · rock art · nomadic · tribal · survival · foraging
Darwin
British naturalist, species theorist
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- descentDownward slope or lineage
ancestry · speciation · phylogeny · divergence · common ancestor · evolutionary tree · mutation · genetics · morphology · bipedalism
instinct
Innate behavioral tendency
savage · feral · grunting · clubbing · knuckle-dragging · muscular · hairy · uncivilized · wild · untamed
apemenmodern humans
Our extant species
Homo sapiens · posthumans · post-human · Cro-Magnons · cyborgs