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I am comfortable with the terms hominin and hominid, and their differences. But whenever I try research for an overview of hominin evolution or hominid evolution, I end up with articles about hominin evolution.. Which makes me wonder, are these two phrases the somehow the same?
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10 years ago
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But whenever I try research for an overview of hominin evolution or hominid evolution, I end up with articles about hominin evolution..

Maybe because they are in some ways related in the sense that man and ape both experienced similar natural pressures. Also, some sources mix the two terms because the author is probably not familiar with the difference.
Source  http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1979/6/79.06.02.x.html
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Confounded Face So it is safe to refer to them as the same right? As in during a presentation?
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I wouldn't. I would try to distinguish the two in front of the panel and say, 'there is a common misconception in literature, where.....'
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Alright will do.. And as for the articles they were mentioned in? is it okay to think that they are talking about the same thing? whether it was titled hominin when I was looking for hominid?
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Alright will do.. And as for the articles they were mentioned in? is it okay to think that they are talking about the same thing? whether it was titled hominin when I was looking for hominid?

If you can distinguish what they were talking about, then continue to use them, but in my opinion, if a 'professional' can't distinguish the two, we've got problems lol
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