In the middle ages, it was outlawed to dissect a human body, so anatomy was learned on apes. Da Vinci is claiming that humans, apes, and monkeys, share distinct characteristics. It is these and other scholars that inquiring people base their faith and logic when searching for the origin of mankind. Fossil discoveries are a controversial issue of evolution, and one cannot dispute the evidences found since the first detection of human origins. Paleonantropogists study fossil records.
Anthropologists study humans, and paleontologists study ancient life forms.
These educated, dedicated specialists have been pondering human origins. We will start with the oldest known fossil, and their species, and venture on to the most recent, know as Homo sapien sapien. Bone fossils that were found throughout history had indicated that early humans were prey to some of the larger animals, including many birds such as the African Crowned Eagle. Ardipithecus ramidus is estimated at 4.4 million years old. These fossils were found in Ethiopia in 1992.