Species
While the exact number of early human species is debated, on this page are links to summaries of the early human species accepted
by most scientists. Click on any species to learn more about it.
Below the summaries is a chart showing the time span during which fossils of each species have been found.
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Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Orrorin tugenensis
Ardipithecus kadabba
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https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/orrorin-tugenensis
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https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/ardipithecus-kadabba
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/ardipithecus-kadabba
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/ardipithecus-ramidus
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/australopithecus-anamensis
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Ardipithecus ramidus
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Australopithecus anamensis
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Australopithecus afarensis
Kenyanthropus platyops
Australopithecus africanus
Paranthropus aethiopicus
Australopithecus garhi
Homo habilis
Paranthropus boisei
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https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/kenyanthropus-platyops
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https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/australopithecus-africanus
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https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-aethiopicus
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https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/australopithecus-garhi
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https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-habilis
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-habilis
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-boisei
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-boisei
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/australopithecus-sediba
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Australopithecus sediba
Homo rudolfensis
Homo erectus
Paranthropus robustus
Homo �oresiensis
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo naledi
Homo sapiens
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https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-rudolfensis
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https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-erectus
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-erectus
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-robustus
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-robustus
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-floresiensis
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https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-heidelbergensis
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-heidelbergensis
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-neanderthalensis
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