Table 1.

Relevant terms from the new paleo-anthropological consensus terminology

New consensus terminology (Dawkins, 2004)	Description
Hominids	The lineage that includes genus Homo and genus Pan but not other apes
Hominins	The human lineage following the genus Homo/genus Pan divergence (split) from their most recent common ancestor (MRCA) 5 million years ago (Mya)
Australopithecines [Australopiths]	Australopithecus afarensis (and numerous other terms)
Homo ergaster [Ergasts]	African Homo erectus (pre-2004 terminology)