Were Adam and Eve homo sapiens?

Genesis 1:26 It is asserted above that man was made in God's own image, but this begs the question, which of the many species of humankind was made in Genesis? Was it homo sapien, homo erectus, cro magnon, neadrathal, or perhaps "lucy"?Modern humans have only been here since the last ice age, whereas the earth itself covers 4,550,000,000 years of geologic time. According to these sources below, the immense amount of time that passed prior to the explosion of life took place was about 4,000,000,000; life began at the beginning of the Phanerozoic Eon, about 570 million years ago.

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The Pleistocene is commonly known as "The Ice Age". The Holocene Epoch includes all recorded human history. These two Epochs span just the last 1.6 million years.

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The oldest human fossil found (named Lucy and found in Ethiopia) has been back dated to between 3 and 3.6 million years ago. Lucy was not a Homo Sapien, but we do know that she was a hominid, she walked upright. Chances are our species are direct descendants of Lucy's species.

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The earliest Homo Sapien found to date is 200,000 years old but that's not to say a Homo Sapien could be found that dates back 400,000 years or longer!

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The question put forth for discussion is, "Were Adam and Eve Homo Sapiens?Reference websites provided below.
http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/species.htm
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/USGSNPS/gtime/gtime2.html
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion,
however satisfying and reassuring. -Carl Sagan

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Again the question put forth for discussion is, "Were Adam and Eve Homo Sapiens? If so, were their preceding species without sin, just as other animals?

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You've got two questions. One is science and one is religion. I suggest you stick to one question for this discussion. Save the sin one for a later discussion.Let me know when you want me to review your opening post again.

Deleted the second question per AdminPD suggestion. Request review again of the opening post.

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