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.
At the bottom of this page is a chart showing the time span during which fossils of each species have been found.

Ardipithecus kadabba

Ardipithecus ramidus

Australopithecus afarensis

Australopithecus africanus

Australopithecus anamensis

Australopithecus garhi

Australopithecus sediba

Homo erectus

Homo floresiensis

Homo habilis

Homo heidelbergensis

Homo naledi

Homo neanderthalensis

Homo rudolfensis

Homo sapiens

Kenyanthropus platyops

Orrorin tugenensis

Paranthropus aethiopicus
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