Classifications

Homo

Name:
Homo
Parent:
Hominina
Age:
0.01133 - 2.5 Ma
Time periods:
Calabrian, Chibanian, Holocene, Pleistocene, Tarantian
Cultures:
Mousterian, Oldowan
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Ancestors

Homo

genus

Children

Mandible Sima del Elefante

Mandible Sima del Elefante

Homo (from Latin homō 'man') is the genus that emerged in the genus Australopithecus that encompasses Homo sapiens, plus several extinct species, most notably Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis. The genus emerged with the appearance of Homo habilis just over 2 million years ago. Homo, together with the genus Paranthropus, is probably sister to Australopithecus africanus, which itself had previously split from the lineage of Pan, the chimpanzees.

Homo erectus appeared about 2 million years ago and, in several early migrations, spread throughout Africa (where it is dubbed Homo ergaster) and Eurasia. It was likely that the first human species lived in a hunter-gatherer society and was able to control fire. Homo erectus persisted for more than a million years and gradually diverged into new species by around 500,000 years ago.[1]

Sites

NameAge MinAge Max
Abri de Cap Blanc
Afontova Gora II
Amud
Anzick
Arlington Springs1000013000
Baishiya Karst Cave
Cave of Aroeira
Cooper's Ferry1180016045
Dederiyeh Cave
Denisova Cave41590216900
Devil's Tower
Dmanisi17700001850000
Ehringsdorf200000350000
Engis
Forbes Quarry
Grotta di Lamalunga
Happisburgh
Hofmeyr
Kabwe Mine
Kebara
Kents Cavern
Kleine Feldhofer Grotte (Neandertal)
Koobi Fora Area 10416300001790000
Ksar Akil
La Brea Tar Pits
La Ferrassie
La Roche-Cotard II
Liang Bua Cave6720094800
Mala Balanica
Manot Cave
Mauer
Naharon Cave1360013600
Olduvai Gorge (FLK I)4300002588000
Paviland Cave
Penghu Channel
Peștera cu Oase
Předmostí
Saccopastore
Sangiran700000900000
Shanidar Cave
Sima del Elefante12000001300000
Steinheim an der Murr
Swartkrans8700002330000
Tam Pa Ling Cave
Ternifine
Teshik Tash
Wezmeh
Zhoukoudian Locality 1 230000780000
Abri de Cro-Magnon
Hohle Fels
Kelsterbach
Koněprusy Caves
Cave of Hearths (Makapansgat)400000700000
Cueva Victoria7810002588000
Florisbad
Fontechevade
Hathnora (Narmada River)49000236000
Haua Fteah90000150000
Jebel Irhoud
Laetoli34000003700000
Mumba Cave (Lake Eyasi)
Sterkfontein8200002800000
Taubach99000135000
Terra Amata
Ubeidiya117002588000
Atapuerca780000990000
Eliye Springs200000300000
Uraha24000002500000
Gongwangling Hill7300001150000
LLK II (Olduvai Gorge)11000001200000
Nariokotome III (NK3)8000002600000
Trinil310000830000
Abric Romani44000110000
Abri Pataud
Alkerdi 1
Antoliñako Koba
Arbreda
Arrillor
Asprochaliko
Axlor4200042000
Bacho Kiro
Bajondillo
Borosteni
Broion
Buran Kaya
Castillo
Combe Grenal
Cova Negra
Coygan Cave
Divje Babe
Drachenloch
Ekain1200030600
El Mirón Cave
El Sidron3730049000
Ermitons
Esquilleu
Fumane
Geissenklosterle
Gorham's Cave
Grotte de Montgaudier
Grotte des Fees
Grotte des Renardières
Grotte du Pape (Brassempouy)
Grotte du Renne
Hohlenstein Stadel
Isturitz
Konigsaue
Korman
Krapina
La Grande Roche (Quinçay)
La Quina
La Roche à Pierrot
La Roche-Cotard I
Lezetxiki (Labeko Koba)
Mezmaiskaya
Molodova I40000
Morin
Oblazowa
Ohaba Ponor (Bordul Mare)
Paglicci
Pech de l'Aze I
Pego do Diabo
Pena de Candamo
Robin Hood Cave
Roca Dels Bous5000050000
Roc aux Sorciers
Roc de Combe
Roc en Pail
Salemas
Salzgitter Lebenstedt
Samuilitsa
Scladina
Sima de las Palomas
Spy
Staroselje
Stranska Skala
Tabun
Tata
Theopetra
Trou Magrite
Vanguard Cave
Veternica
Vindija
Vogelherd
Willendorf
Zafarraya
Callao Cave360067000

Sources

Cited References

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    Homo

    Wikipedia

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