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The Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Origin of the modern human genus, Homo, is one of the most intriguing and controversial questions in paleoanthropology. The oldest fossils of our genus are at least 2.3 to 2.5 million years old. The evolution of the modern human genus can be divided roughly into three periods: early, middle, and late. Species of early Homo resembled the early australopiths in many ways. Some early Homo species lived until possibly 1.6 million years ago. The period of middle Homo began perhaps between 1.8 million and 2.0 million years ago, overlapping with the end of