Sentence examples for earlier common from inspiring English sources

So could erectus and habilis have sprung from a much earlier common ancestor?

Both family trees trace back to disco and other, earlier, common roots.

Language families group languages together on the basis of descent i.e., unbroken transmission from an earlier common parent language.

These groups diverged from other members of the order Artiodactyla about 45 million years ago, but molecular studies suggest that hippos and cetaceans (whales and dolphins) have an earlier common ancestor and may be more closely related.

Normally, however, a number of the character cladograms will suggest relationships that are incompatible because, as noted earlier, common descent is not the only source of similarity among taxa.

The earliest human ancestors lived in Africa, and the same was true of the even earlier common ancestor we share with other great apes--or so most researchers believe.

Earlier, Commons Speaker John Bercow said people would be "contemptuous" of the government's tactics.

Flycatchers are scarce everywhere, but the early common phoebe is no more.

The earliest common uses of aviation were by the military and the civilian postal service.

In early common law, conviction for an infamous crime resulted in disqualification to testify as a witness.

During the early Common Era (in the 5th and 6th centuries), the region had a distinctive culture, known under the Celtic name Ulaid (Latin: Ultonia; English: Ulster).