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Homo

L: man, OL hemõ, "the earthly one"

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The genus Homo includes the following prehistoric and contemporary species of humans, although there is currently discussion about how many and what species there are. See also Neandertal information.

The Genus Homo


| General Information | Hominids | Primates -- Contemporary | Primates -- Prehistoric |

Genus

Species

Variety 

Example

Alternative Name

Homo


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[pending]
 

 

"Early Homo"

 rudolfensis

  

ER-1470

habilis 

  

Homo habilis

erectus

 erectus

Java

Pithe-
canthropus

 pekinensis

Beijing

Sin-
anthropus
 

Nariokotome

African
 

Dmanisi, Ceprano

European

sapiens

heidelberg-
ensis

Heidelberg, Steinheim, Swanscombe, Kabwe, etc.

"Archaic"

Neandertal-
ensis ?

Neandertal

sapiens
(prehistoric)

Cro-Magnon, Border Cave, Qafzeh, etc.

Prehistoric
"Early Modern"

sapiens
(contemporary)

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"Modern"
(contemporary)

Special Case: Piltdown
Adapted from Intoduction to Physical Anthropology, 8th ed, Jurmain, Nelson, Kilgore, and Trevathan
(Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2000, pp. 285 - 290).


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