From: Origin of the Genus Homo
Species | Millions of years ago | Key specimens | Alternative taxonomy | Key sites |
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Homo habilis | 2.4–1.4 | KNM-ER 1805 (cranium); KNM-ER 1813 (cranium); KNM-ER 42703 (maxilla); OH 7 (type; parts of skull, hand); OH 8 (foot); OH 16 (cranium); OH 24 (cranium); OH 62 (partial skeleton); OH 65 (maxilla); SK 847 (cranium) | Australopithecus habilis; Homo rudolfensis | Omo, Ethiopia; Ileret and Koobi Fora, Kenya; Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania; Drimolen, Sterkfontein, and Swartkrans, South Africa |
Homo rudolfensis | 1.9 | UR 501 (mandible) | Homo habilis; Australopithecus rudolfensis | Koobi Fora, Kenya; Uraha, Malawi |
Homo erectus | 1.8–0.4 | Perning 1 (calvaria); Ngandong 7 (cranial vault); Ngandong 13 (cranial vault); Sangiran 2 (cranial vault); Sangiran 17 (cranium); Trinil 2 (type; skullcap); Zhoukoudian XII (calvaria); D2280 (calvaria); D2282 (cranium); D2700 (cranium); D3444 (cranium); KNM-ER 992 (mandible); KNM-ER 1481 (femur); KNM-ER 3733 (cranium); KNM-ER 3883 (cranium); KNM-ER 42700 (cranial vault); KNM-OG 45500 (cranial vault); KNM-WT 15000 (skeleton); OH 9 (cranial vault); OH 28 (partial pelvis) | Homo ergaster; Homo georgicus; Homo erectus sensu stricto | Mojokerto, Ngandong, Sambungmachan, Sangiran, and Trinil, Java, Indonesia; Zhoukoudian, Hexian, Nanjing, and Gongwangling, China; Narmada, India; Dmanisi, Georgia; Salé, Morocco; Buia, Eritrea; Daka, Middle Awash, Ethiopia; Ileret, Koobi Fora, Olorgesailie, and West Turkana, Kenya; Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania; Sterkfontein and Swartkrans, South Africa |