This article presents a basic taxonomy and phylogeny of hominins, but also further explores the factors that confound systematics in human evolution. It is commonly understood that taxonomy should ...

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With names like “knobby rams-horn,” “masked duskysnail” and “Hoko vertigo,” Pacific Northwest mollusks may have an amusing image, but they’re also some of the most intriguing invertebrates in the ...