The debate over whether human evolution is fact or fiction has existed for hundreds of years. Evidence of human ancestry has been found in many parts of the world and these fossils have been proven to be human. World regions include Eurasia and Africa. Although fossils have been found in Eurasia, the human ancestor, Hominoidea, dates back to the Miocene epochs, 23 to 5 million years ago. Hominoidea is a superfamily that contains many species that exist today, including gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans. Throughout history, humans have migrated and evolved, as evolution has progressed, humans have become more technologically advanced, while other species of Hominoidea have remained the same. Furthermore, the human lineage, which settled in Eurasia 1.8 million years ago, was in fact not completely human, but became extinct. Human evolution is a seemingly expansive subject, but humans millions of years ago are not completely different from those of today, since their ancient ancestors proved the logic of making tools of survival. Human evolution is a never-ending topic, whether myth or fact, and it will be debated for centuries even with proof that it happened (Robinson 2009). Humans come from the hominid species; short for Hominoidea, which was separated from its close relative, the chimpanzee. The line is connected before the time when the human race switched to bipedalism instead of four-legged walking. In addition, they have increased brain size, language and economic dependence. Bipedalism is responsible for increased brain size and tool use. From there, humans are much less like apes than before due to evolution and change in their actions, and these different...... middle of paper ...... they are more cousins humans than close relatives (“Fossils and the Fossil Record”, 2010). Works CitedFossilization and the Fossil Record. (2010). In Earth Sciences for students. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindowHuman Evolution. (2009). In R. Robinson (Ed.), Biology. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindowHuman Evolution. (2010). In AB Cobb (Ed.), Animal Sciences. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindowZimmer, C. (December 5, 2013). A disconcerting 400,000-year-old clue to human origins. New York Times, p. A10(L). Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow