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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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fossils/species/sahelanthropus-tchadensis>

Sahelanthropus tchadensis </evidence/human-

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</evidence/human-fossils/species/orrorin-

tugenensis>

Orrorin tugenensis </evidence/human-fossils/species/orrorin-

tugenensis>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/ardipithecus-

kadabba>

Ardipithecus kadabba </evidence/human-fossils/species/ardipithecus-

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ramidus>

Ardipithecus ramidus </evidence/human-fossils/species/ardipithecus-

ramidus>

fossils/species/australopithecus-anamensis>

Australopithecus anamensis </evidence/human-

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Australopithecus afarensis </evidence/human-

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</evidence/human-fossils/species/kenyanthropus-

platyops>

Kenyanthropus platyops </evidence/human-fossils/species/kenyanthropus-

platyops>

</evidence/human-

fossils/species/australopithecus-africanus>

Australopithecus africanus </evidence/human-

fossils/species/australopithecus-africanus>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-

aethiopicus>

Paranthropus aethiopicus </evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-

aethiopicus>

</evidence/human-

fossils/species/australopithecus-garhi>

Australopithecus garhi </evidence/human-

fossils/species/australopithecus-garhi>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-habilis>

Homo habilis </evidence/human- fossils/species/homo-habilis>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-

boisei>

Paranthropus boisei </evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-

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fossils/species/australopithecus-sediba>

Australopithecus sediba </evidence/human-

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</evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-

rudolfensis>

Homo rudolfensis </evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-

rudolfensis>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-erectus>

Homo erectus </evidence/human- fossils/species/homo-erectus>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-

robustus>

Paranthropus robustus </evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-

robustus>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-

�oresiensis>

Homo �oresiensis </evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-

�oresiensis>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-

heidelbergensis>

Homo heidelbergensis </evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-

heidelbergensis>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-

neanderthalensis>

Homo neanderthalensis </evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-

neanderthalensis>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-naledi>

Homo naledi </evidence/human- fossils/species/homo-naledi>

</evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-sapiens>

Homo sapiens </evidence/human- fossils/species/homo-sapiens>

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