And what a skull it is. It suggests that the earliest known members of the Homo genus (H. habilis, H. rudolfensis and H. erectus) may not have been distinct, coexisting species, at all.

Delve into whether Homo habilis should be classified as a human species or more appropriately placed within the Australopithecines. Join us as we explore these fascinating questions, supported by ...

Homo habilis: cranium Usage Conditions Apply ... Original Object Holding Institution National Museums of Kenya (Kenya) Location of Discovery Koobi Fora, Kenya Site Koobi Fora, Kenya NMNH - ...

The Homo genus began approximately 2.3 million years ago with Homo Habilis, the first species in this lineage, which led to modern humans, Homo sapiens sapiens. Fossils of Homo Habilis were found ...

A gigantic fossilized skull that was hidden in a well in China for 90 years has just been discovered by scientists — and it's making them rethink human evolution.

Still, KNM-ER 1813 is similar to many of the accepted Homo habilis specimens from Olduvai Gorge. The similarities include overall size, smaller orbits, and sub-nasal prognathism (projection of the ...

Farmers Dug Up a Skull Unlike Any Human Ancestor Ryan Somma from Occoquan, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified the fully intact skull of one.