French variant of TRAVERS. TRAVERS English, French. From an English and French place name that described a person who lived near a bridge or ford, or occasionally as an occupational name for the collector of tolls at such a location ...
Humans are members of the genus Homo. Modern people are Homo sapiens. However, we are not the only species of humans who have ever lived.There were earlier species of our genus that are now extinct. In the past, it was incorrectly assumed that human evolution was a relatively straightforward sequence of one species evolving into another.We now understand that there were times when several species of humans and even other hominins were alive.here were earlier species of our genus that are now extinct. In the past, it was incorrectly assumed that human evolution was a relatively straightforward sequence of one species evolving into another. We now understand that there were times when several species of humans and even other hominins were alive.
Human race redirects here. For the concept of races of humans, see Race (human categorization). Modern humans (Homo sapiens, primarily ssp. Homo sapiens sapiens) are the only extant members of Hominina tribe (or human tribe), a branch of the tribe Hominini belonging to the family of great apes.