Homo sapiens (Latin: "wise man") is the scientific name for the human species. Homo is the human genus. H. sapiens is the only surviving species of the genus Homo. Modern humans are sometimes called "anatomically modern humans".

Human taxonomy is the classification of the human species (systematic name Homo sapiens, Latin: "wise man") within zoological taxonomy.

Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern human beings belong and the only member of the genus Homo that is not extinct. The name 'Homo sapiens' was applied in 1758 by the father of modern biological classification, Carolus Linnaeus. The earliest fossils of the species date to about...

Homo sapiens - Cro-Magnon existed from approximately 200,000 to 30,000 years ago & Homo sapiens sapiens - from 30,000 years ago Homo sapiens are primates of the Family Hominidae and are the only living species of their genus. This lineage originated 200 thousand years ago in Eastern...