Paleoanthropology
Introduction
Species
Pre-Australopiths
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Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Orrorin tugenensis
Ardipithecus ramidus
Australopiths
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Australopithecus anamensis
Australopithecus afarensis
Kenyanthropus platyops
Australopithecus garhi
Paranthropus aethiopicus
Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus robustus
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus sediba
Homo
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Homo habilis
Homo rudolfensis
Homo ergaster
Homo erectus
Early archaic Homo sapiens
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
Homo sapiens sapiens
Well-known Fossils
Lucy
Selam
Laetoli Footprints
Mrs Ples
Sts 14
Taung child
MH1 and MH2
Nariokotome boy
Fossil Sites
Europe
South Africa
East and Central Africa
Near East and Middle East
Eurasia and Asia
Indonesia and Australia
Pre-Australopiths (6.0+-4.4 mya)
Sahelanthropus tchadensis (~7-6 mya)
Ardipithecus kadabba (5.8-5.6 mya)
Orrorin tugenensis (~6 mya)
Ardipithecus ramidus (4.4 mya)