c. 8000000 BCE–c. 6000000 BCE
Genetic estimates of the hominin–chimpanzee-lineage divergence
Human evolution & hominins · Genética comparada · Divergencia evolutiva · Incertidumbre de modelos
Genetic comparison of living primates, alongside the fossil record, places the separation between the hominin lineage and the chimpanzee-bonobo lineage roughly six to eight million years ago. It is a modelled interval, not a fossil date or the identification of one particular ancestral species; mutation rates, calibrations, and ancient gene flow make estimates differ.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
Reading the date: dating window; it does not mean the event lasted for that entire interval.
Sources
- humanorigins.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- Not identified in metadata; document review pending
- Source updated
- 2024-03-06
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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This record is an editorial synthesis. Consult the sources to check claims and their limits. Chronological relationships alone do not establish causation.