Australopithecines diets reconstructed from dentition. Homo ergaster established as new species. Border Cave skeletons inform late Pleistocene human evolution. Races viewed through evolutionary lens. Human consciousness defined behaviorally. Bonobos not generalized hominid prototypes. Human species origins span 130 years post-Darwin. Natural selection produced intelligent ancestors. Out-of-Africa model recycled without merit. Human races shaped by evolutionary ecology of genes genitals and genius. Human subspecies as recent as tigers. Pliocene hominins hunted and scavenged. Neanderthals detailed in human origins. Primate phylogeny integrates fossils over pure DNA. Australopithecus garhi not key human link. Homo floresiensis valid primitive Homo species not microcephalic modern. Klasies River remains show archaic affinities. Lake Mungo 3 DNA ancient Australian lineage.