Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

disembodiedbrain t1_itcu6bp wrote

Reply to comment by voodoohotdog in Using paleoclimatic and archaeological data, this study’s findings indicate that the steppe, semi-arid and desert zones of Central Asia were once favorable environments for hominins and their dispersal into Eurasia. by marketrent

Yeah, it's a family vs. a tribe or subfamily. There's a lot of words like that, e.g., Tyrannosauroids vs. Tyrannosaurids vs. Tyrannosaurines, or Crocodylians vs. Crocodylids vs. Crocodylines.

Scientists need to get a little more creative with their names methinks.

6