Human

Homo sapiens

Summary 2

Homo sapiens is the systematic name used in taxonomy (also known as binomial nomenclature) for anatomically modern humans, i.e. the only extant human species. The name is Latin for "wise man" and was introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus (who is himself also the type specimen).

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  1. (c) pixelsniper, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/89375755@N00/5600213606/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens

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