Thank you, Waisaka and Gad. The only thing I will add is that we should not confuse a solar system with a universe. The cosmos is very complex indeed. But since this thread is about Evolution, I was wondering how the discovery of fossils of hominid species could be reconciled with Dhamma.
The Human Family Tree contains the summary of scientific discoveries of hominid fossils and current understanding of their correlations. Modern Humans are considered Homo Sapiens and belong to the Homo group along with 6 other Homo species. There are 3 other branches with groups of Paranthropus, Australopithecus, and Ardipithecus. Scientists believe we evolved from other apes, from Ardipithecus to Homo in the family tree over a span of about 7 million years. This is not consistent with Buddha Dhamma.
P.S. The cranial features of Homo Neanderthalensis (believed to be our closest extinct human relative) are quite similar yet different from that of modern humans:
