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Over the last 150 years the number of hominin fossils discovered has increased, and with it the taxonomic diversity recognised. There are currently claims for at least 26 hominin species. I consider here the challenge posed by this diversity, and how we can determine, through comparative modelling, whether it is a real evolutionary signal or an artefact of our procedures, and also the opportunities provided to make the science of human evolution a more comparative one.
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