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.

Sahelanthropus tchadensis

Orrorin tugenensis

Ardipithecus kadabba

Ardipithecus ramidus

Australopithecus anamensis

Australopithecus afarensis

Kenyanthropus platyops

Australopithecus africanus

Paranthropus aethiopicus

Australopithecus garhi

Homo habilis

Paranthropus boisei

Australopithecus sediba

Homo rudolfensis

Homo erectus

Paranthropus robustus

Homo floresiensis

Homo heidelbergensis
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