theory of evolution

Darwin's theory of human evolution, was a monumental leap for science. Although the basic concept of evolution, that species evolve through the process of natural selection, had been known for some time, it required that someone interpret the documentation and process it into a coherent theory. Both Charles Robert Darwin and A.R. Wallace came up with the same belief at the same time. The theory, that became universally known as Darwinism, which was published in 1859 in Origin of Species, involved the thought that humans were descendants from other types of primates. Although there has yet to be found the "missing link" relating humans in a clear line to that first human, there is ample documentation in fossil records that link the human race to the hominid group, or apes. Through the study of genetics, anthropology and paleontology, humans and...