List of human evolution fossils

 The following tables give an overview of notable finds of hominin fossils and remains relating to human evolution, beginning with the formation of the tribe Hominini (the divergence of the human and chimpanzee lineages) in the late Miocene, roughly 7 to 8 million years ago.

As there are thousands of fossils, mostly fragmentary, often consisting of single bones or isolated teeth with complete skulls and skeletons rare, this overview is not complete, but show some of the most important findings. The fossils are arranged by approximate age as determined by radiometric dating and/or incremental dating and the species name represents current consensus; if there is no clear scientific consensus the other possible classifications are indicated.

The early fossils shown are not considered ancestors to Homo sapiens but are closely related to ancestors and are therefore important to the study of the lineage. After 1.5 million years ago (extinction of Paranthropus), all fossils shown are human (genus Homo). After 11,500 years ago (11.5 ka, beginning of the Holocene), all fossils shown are Homo sapiens (anatomically modern humans), illustrating recent divergence in the formation of modern human sub-populations.


Late Miocene (7.2–5.5 million years old)Edit

The chimpanzee–human divergence likely took place during about 10 to 7 million years ago.[1] The list of fossils begins with Graecopithecus, dated some 7.2 million years ago, which may or may not still be ancestral to both the human and the chimpanzee lineage. For the earlier history of the human lineage, see Timeline of human evolution#HominidaeHominidae#Phylogeny.


ImageNameAge (Ma)SpeciesYear
discovered
CountryDiscovered byNow located at
Graecopithecus tooth.pngEl Graeco7.20Graecopithecus1944, 2017Greece, Bulgaria
Site:Pyrgos Vassilissis, Azmaka
Böhme (Tübingen), Spassov (BAS)Met, Athens; Tübingen, Germany
Sahelanthropus tchadensis - TM 266-01-060-1.jpgTM 266 (Toumai)7.00-6.00[2]Sahelanthropus tchadensis2001Chad
Site:Djurab Desert
Michel Brunet, Alain Beauvilain, Fanone Gongdibe, Mahamat Adoum and Ahounta DjimdoumalbayeN'Djamena (Chad), BEAC
Orrorin tugenensis.jpgBAR 1000'006.1 - 5.7[3]Orrorin tugenensis2000Kenya
Site:Lukeino
Martin Pickford, Kiptalam Cheboi, Dominique Gommery, Pierre Mein, Brigitte Senut,
Trachilos footprints5.7Made by hominin or hominin-like primate2002GreeceGerard D. Gierliński
Ardipithecus kadabba fossils.jpgALA-VP 1/20[4]5.65±0.150Ardipithecus kadabba1997Ethiopia
Site:Middle Awash
Yohannes Haile-Selassie

Pliocene (5.3–2.58 million years old)Edit

ImageNameAge (Ma)SpeciesYear
discovered
CountryDiscovered byNow located at
Ardi.jpgArdi4.40[5]Ardipithecus ramidus1994EthiopiaYohannes Haile-Selassie
KNM-LT 329. Replica at Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales of MadridLothagam mandible (KNM-LT 329)[6]4.60±0.40[7]Australopithecus anamensis or undetermined Hominidae1967KenyaArnold Lewis,[8] Bryan Patterson[9][10][11]
KNM-TH 131504.70±0.55[12]Australopithecus anamensis1984KenyaKiptalam Cheboi[9]
Australopithecus anamensis bone (University of Zurich).JPGKNM-KP 2714.00[13]Australopithecus anamensis1965Kanapoi, KenyaBryan Patterson[9]
Laetoli footprints replica.jpgLaetoli Footprints3.70Bipedal hominin1976TanzaniaMary Leakey
LH 4 Replica 03.jpgLH 43.40±0.50Australopithecus afarensis1974LaetoliTanzaniaMary Leakey[14]
KSD-VP-1/1 (Kadanuumuu)3.58Australopithecus afarensis2005EthiopiaYohannes Haile-Selassie
KT-12/H1 (Abel)3.50Australopithecus bahrelghazali1995ChadMamelbaye Tomalta and Michel BrunetN'Djamena (Chad), BEAC
Kenyanthropus platyops, skull (model).JPGKNM-WT 40000 (Flat Faced Man)[15]3.50-3.20Kenyanthropus platyops1999Lake Turkana (West Lake Turkana), KenyaJustus Erus and Meave Leakey[16]
BRT-VP-3/143.40±0.10Australopithecus deyiremeda2015EthiopiaYohannes Haile-Selassie[17]
Little Foot 01.jpgStw 573 (Little foot)3.67Australopithecus prometheus(?)1994SterkfonteinSouth AfricaRonald J. Clarke
SelamAustralopithecus.jpgDIK-1 (Selam)3.30Australopithecus afarensis2000EthiopiaZeresenay Alemseged
Lucy Mexico.jpgAL 288-1 (Lucy)3.20Australopithecus afarensis1974EthiopiaTom Gray, Donald JohansonYves Coppens and Maurice TaiebNational Museum of Ethiopia
AL 200-1 and AL 400-1. Australopithecus afarensisAL 200-13.10±0.10Australopithecus afarensis1975Afar RegionEthiopiaDonald Johanson Yves Coppens and Maurice Taieb
AL 129-13.10±0.10Australopithecus afarensis1973Afar RegionEthiopiaDonald Johanson
AL 444-2. Replica.jpgAL 444-2[18]3.00Australopithecus afarensis1992Afar RegionEthiopiaYoel Rak
[19]LD 350-12.775±0.025[20]Homo(?)2013EthiopiaChalachew Seyoum
Taung Child.jpg
Taung Child 13.03 - 2.61Australopithecus africanus1924Buxton-Norlim Limeworks, South AfricaRaymond DartUniversity of the Witwatersrand

PleistoceneEdit

Lower Paleolithic: 2.58–0.3 million years oldEdit

NameAge (Ma)SpeciesDate
discovered
CountryDiscovered byNow located at
Paranthropus aethiopicus.JPGKNM-WT 17000
(The Black Skull)
2.50Paranthropus aethiopicus1985KenyaAlan Walker
Musée national d'Ethiopie-Australopithecus garhi (1).jpgBOU-VP-12/130[21]2.50Australopithecus garhi1997EthiopiaYohannes Haile-Selassie
STS 71.STS 71[22]2.61 -2.07Australopithecus africanus1947SterkfonteinSouth AfricaRobert Broom and John T. RobinsonDitsong National Museum of Natural History
STS 52a and STS 52bSTS 522.61 - 2.07Australopithecus africanus1947SterkfonteinSouth AfricaRobert BroomDitsong National Museum of Natural History
OriginalUR 501 (Uraha jawbone)2.40±0.10Homo rudolfensis[23]1991MalawiTyson Msiska, Timothy Bromage, Friedemann Schrenk
Mrs Ples Face.jpgSTS 5 (Mrs. Ples)
(STS 14)[24]
2.07[25]Australopithecus africanus1947SterkfonteinSouth AfricaRobert BroomDitsong National Museum of Natural History
DNH 134 (Simon)[26]2.04[26]Homo erectus2015Drimolen ,Drimolen Main Quarry, South AfricaAndy Herries' team (excavated by Richard Curtis, Andy Herries, Angeline Leece; reconstructed by Jesse Martin)University of the Witwatersrand
DNH 155[27]2.04-1.95Paranthropus robustus2018Drimolen Main Quarry, South AfricaAndy Herries and Stephanie Bakers team (first found by Samantha Good and excavated by Samantha Good, Angeline Leece, Stephanie Baker and Andy Herries; reconstructed by Jesse Martin)University of the Witwatersrand
DNH 152 [26](Khethi)2.04-1.95[26]Paranthropus robustus2018Drimolen Main Quarry, South AfricaAndy Herries' and Stephanie Baker's team (first part found by Khethi Nkosi. later parts by Amber Jaeger, Eunice Lalunio; reconstructed by Jesse Martin & Angeline Leece)University of the Witwatersrand
DNH 7
(Eurydice)[28]
2.04 - 1.95[26]Paranthropus robustus1994Drimolen, Drimolen Main Quarry, South AfricaR. Smith and André KeyserUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Sterkfontein Caves 67.jpgTM 1517[29]2.0Paranthropus robustus1938South AfricaGert TerblancheDitsong National Museum of Natural History
Australopithecus sediba.JPGMH1 (Karabo)[30][31]1.98[32]Australopithecus sediba2008MalapaSouth AfricaLee R. BergerUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Homo habilis-KNM ER 1813.jpgKNM-ER 18131.90Homo habilis1973KenyaKamoya Kimeu
Homo rudolfensis.jpgKNM-ER 14701.90Homo rudolfensis1972KenyaBernard Ngeneo[33]
Original of Paranthropus robustus Face.jpgSK 482.25 - 1.80Paranthropus robustus1948SwartkransSouth AfricaRobert BroomDitsong National Museum of Natural History
Sterkfontein Caves 63.jpgSK 46[34]2.25 - 1.80Paranthropus robustus1949SwartkransSouth AfricaRobert BroomDitsong National Museum of Natural History
Panel 02-SK 847.jpgSK 847[35]2.25 -1.80Homo habilis1949SwartkransSouth AfricaDitsong National Museum of Natural History
Replica made with a 3D printerOH 24
(Twiggy)[36]
1.80Homo habilis1968TanzaniaPeter Nzube
OH 8 Replica 03.jpgOH 8[37]1.80Homo habilis1960OlduvaiTanzania
Dmanisi cranium D2700 (B).jpgD2700 (Dmanisi Skull 3)1.81±0.40[38]Homo erectus2001DmanisiGeorgiaDavid Lordkipanidze and Abesalom Vekua
Dmanisi skull 4, D3444D3444 (Dmanisi Skull 4)1.81±0.40Homo erectus2003DmanisiGeorgiaDavid Lordkipanidze
Dmanisi skull 5 in situD4500 (Dmanisi Skull 5)1.81±0.40Homo erectus2005 (published in 2013)DmanisiGeorgiaDavid Lordkipanidze
KNM-ER 62000–62003[39]1.84±0.60Homo rudolfensis2012Koobi ForaKenyaMeave Leakey's team
Paranthropus boisei skull.jpgOH 5
(Zinj or
nutcracker man)
1.75Paranthropus boisei1959TanzaniaMary Leakey
Homo Habilis Oh7.jpgOH 71.75Homo habilis1960TanzaniaJonathan Leakey
StW 531.8 - 1.6[25]variously A. africanusH. habilisH. gautengensis1976SterkfonteinSouth AfricaA. R. HughesUniversity of the Witwatersrand
KNM ER 1805. Pannel 2.jpgKNM-ER 18051.74Homo habilis1973/4KenyaPaul Abell
Yuanmou Man1.70
or 0.60–0.50
(disputed)[40]
Homo erectus1965ChinaFang Qian
Paranthropus-boisei-Nairobi.JPGKNM-ER 4061.70Paranthropus boisei1969KenyaRichard Leakey
Frammenti di cranio di australopithecus boisei e australopithecus robustus - Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano detail KNM-ER 732.jpgKNM-ER 732[41]1.70Paranthropus boisei1970KenyaRichard Leakey
KNMER 23000-cast.jpgKNM-ER 23000[42]1.70Paranthropus boisei1990Koobi ForaKenyaBenson Kyongo
KNM-WT 17400.JPGKNM-WT 17400[43][44]1.70Paranthropus boiseiNot known[45]Lake Turkana (West Lake Turkana) Kenyaunknown[45]National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi (Kenia)
Homo ergaster.jpgKNM-ER 37331.63±0.15[46]Homo ergaster (a.k.a. African Homo erectus)1975Kenya
Turkana Boy.jpgKNM-WT 15000
(Turkana Boy)
1.60Homo ergaster (a.k.a. African Homo erectus)1984Lake Turkana (West Lake Turkana), KenyaKamoya KimeuKenya National Museum
Replica of the mandible of Peninj, P. boiseiPeninj Mandible1.50Paranthropus boisei1964TanzaniaRichard Leakey
KNM-ER 992. Replica. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in MadridKNM-ER 9921.50Homo ergaster (a.k.a. African Homo erectus)1971KenyaRichard Leakey
Fossil KNM-ER 3883.JPGKNM-ER 38831.57±0.08Homo erectus1976KenyaRichard Leakey
Pithecanthropus modjokertensis Tjokro Handojo.JPGMojokerto 1
(Mojokerto child)
1.43±0.10Homo erectus1936IndonesiaAndojo, G.H.R. von Koenigswald
KGA 10-525[47][48]1.40Paranthropus boisei1993Konso-Gardula, EthiopiaA. Amzaye
OH 9, partial skullOH 9
(Chellean Man)[49]
1.40Homo erectus1960OlduvaiTanzaniaLouis Leakey
The Mandible of Sima del Elefante (Atapuerca)Atapuerca Jawbone[50]1.20Homo sp.2008SpainEudald CarbonellMuseo de la Evolución Humana, Burgos (Spain)
The Kocabas hominin calvaria.Kocabas1.10[51]Homo erectus [52]2002TurkeyM. Cihat Alçiçek
Daka homo erectus calvaria.jpgDaka1.00Homo erectus1997EthiopiaHenry Gilbert
Sangiran IV (Palate).jpgSangiran 41.00Homo erectus1939IndonesiaG.H.R. von Koenigswald
Calvaria Sangiran II (B).jpgSangiran 21.15±0.45Homo erectus1937IndonesiaG.H.R. von Koenigswald
Madam BuyaMadam Buya[53]1.00Homo erectus1997EritreaErnesto AbbateNational Museum of Eritrea
Homo antecessor.jpgATD6-15 and ATD6-69

(Niño de la Gran Dolina 342)

0.900[54]Homo antecessor
or
Homo erectus
1994SpainBermúdez & ArsuagaMuseo de la Evolución Humana, Burgos (Spain)
1911 Britannica-Anthropology-5.pngTrinil 2
Pithecanthropus-1
or
Java Man[55]
0.850±0.150Homo erectus1891IndonesiaEugène DuboisNaturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden
Mandible Ternifine IIITernifine 2-3 now Tighennif[56]0.70Homo erectus1954AlgeriaC. Arambourg & B. Hoffstetter
Sangiran 17-02.JPGSangiran 17[57]0.70Homo erectus1969IndonesiaS. Sartono
Peking Man Skull (replica) presented at Paleozoological Museum of China.jpgPeking Man0.73±0.50[58]Homo erectus1921ChinaDavidson BlackLost/stolen
Homo heidelbergensis.jpgBodo[59]0.600Homo heidelbergensis
or
Homo erectus
1976EthiopiaA. Asfaw
Unterkiefer von Mauer (Replika).JPGMauer 1
(Heidelberg Man)
0.50Homo heidelbergensis1907GermanyDaniel HartmannHeidelberg University
Saldanha man-Homo heidelbergensis.jpgSaldanha man[60]0.50Homo rhodesiensis1953South Africa
Boxgrove-Tibia.jpg
Boxgrove Man0.50[61]Homo heidelbergensis1994UKNatural History Museum
Arago XXIArago 21
(Tautavel Man)
0.45Homo erectus1971FranceHenry de Lumley
Argil
Ceprano Man[62][63]
0.450±0.050Homo cepranensis
/Homo heidelbergensis
1994Ceprano, ItalyItalo BiddittuServizio di antropologia, Soprintendenza ai beni culturali, Regione Lazio, Italy
Gawiscranium.-detallejpg.jpgGawis cranium0.350±0.015Homo erectus/Homo sapiens2006EthiopiaAsahmed Humet
Homo heidelbergensis-Cranium -5.jpgSkull 5 (Miguelón)0.400Homo heidelbergensis1992SpainBermúdezArsuaga & CarbonellMuseo de la Evolución Humana, Burgos (Spain)
Aroeira3.jpgAroeira 30.40Homo heidelbergensis2014PortugalJoão_ZilhãoMuseu Nacional de Arqueologia, Lisbon
Sale skull.jpgSalé[64][65][66]0.40Homo rhodesiensis1971MoroccoA quarry worker
ReplicaSwanscombe Man[67]0.40Homo neanderthalensis1935, 1936, 1955SwanscombeAlvan T Marston, John J Wymer and Adrian GibsonNatural History Museum
Replica made by a 3D printerNdutu[68]0.40Homo rhodesiensis,[69][70] late Homo erectus,[71] or early Homo sapiens[72]1973TanzaniaA.A. Mturi
[73]Hexian cranial vault (PA 830)[74][75]0.412±0.025Homo erectus1980HexianChina
Steinheimer Urmensch Schaedel.jpgSteinheim Skull0.35Homo heidelbergensis1933Germany
Homo naledi skeletal specimens.jpgDinaledi Chamber hominins0.325±0.090[76]Homo naledi2013South AfricaRick Hunter and Steven TuckerUniversity of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
BH-10.4[77]Homo heidelbergensisSerbia

Middle Paleolithic: 300,000–50,000 years oldEdit

NameAge (ka)SpeciesYear
discovered
CountryDiscovered byNow located at
Dragon Man309–138Homo longi1933ChinaHebei GEO University
Jebel Irhoud 1Jebel Irhoud 1–5286±32[78]Homo sapiens1991Morocco
Homo erectus palaeohungaricus.JPGSamu275±25Homo heidelbergensis1964HungaryLászló Vértes
[79]Dali Man260±20[80]Homo erectus
or Homo heidelbergensis
or early Homo sapiens
1978ChinaShuntang Liu
Florisbad-Helmei-Homo heidelbergensis.jpgFlorisbad Skull259±35early Homo sapiens
or Homo heidelbergensis
or Homo helmei
1932South AfricaT. F. Dreyer, G. Venter
IMJ view 20130115 192522.jpgGalilee Man250±50Homo heidelbergensis1925IsraelFrancis Turville-Petre
Saccopastore 1.JPG
Saccopastore 1250[81]Homo neanderthalensis1929ItalyMario Grazioli
Ngandong 7-Homo erectus.jpgNgandong 7112[82]Homo erectus1931IndonesiaC. ter Haar and G. H. R. von Koenigswald
Bontnewydd (Pontynewydd)230Homo neanderthalensis1981UK
Apidima 1
(LAO 1/S1)
210[83]Homo sapiens1978Apidima Cave / GreeceTheodore Pitsios[84]
Petralona 1Petralona 1200±40[85]Homo heidelbergensis (uncertain)1960Greece
Omo remains195±5[86]Homo sapiens1967EthiopiaRichard Leakey
Laterite Baby190(?)[87]H. erectus
or
H. sapiens
2001Tamil NaduIndiaP Rajendran
Misliya-1187±13[88]Homo sapiens2002IsraelIsrael Hershkovitz
Apidima 2
(LAO 1/S2)
170[83]Homo neanderthalensis1978Apidima Cave / GreeceTheodore Pitsios[84]
Fossil of Mandible of Penghu 1.JPGPenghu 1160±30 or 40±30[89]Homo tsaichangensis[90][91][92]c. 2008TaiwanNational Museum of Natural Science
Herto's skullHerto remains[93]160Homo sapiens1997EthiopiaTim White
Lateral viewXiahe mandible160[94]Denisovan1980China
Altamura Man151±21[95]Homo neanderthalensis1993Italyin situ
Nesher Ramla Homo fossils- a skull fragment and a lower jaw.jpgNesher Ramla Homo140–120Nesher Ramla Homo
or
Homo neanderthalensis
2021IsraelIsrael Hershkovitz
LH 18 Replica 01.JPGLH 18120±30Homo sapiens1976Ngaloba beds at LaetoliTanzaniaMary Leakey[96]
Tabun C1. Low resolutionTabun C1[97]120Homo neanderthalensis1967IsraelArthur Jelinek
Denisova 8110[98][99]Denisovan2010Russia
Krapina 3.jpgKrapina 3[100]113.5±13.5[101]Homo neanderthalensis1899CroatiaDragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger
Rhodesian Man.jpgBroken Hill 1
(Kabwe 1, Rhodesian Man)
299±25[102]Homo rhodesiensis (Homo heidelbergensis)1921ZambiaTom Zwiglaar
Panel1-Qafezh 6 01-01-1980 0-39-18 327x239.jpgQafzeh 6[103]95±5[101]Homo sapiens1930IsraelR. Neuville, M. Stekelis
Qafzeh.JPGQafzeh 9100–90[101]Homo sapiens[104]1933IsraelT. McCown and H. Moivus, Jr.
Scladina103±23[101]Homo neanderthalensis1993Belgium
Skhul.JPGSkhul 5100±20Homo sapiens1933IsraelT. McCown and H. Moivus, Jr.
Skhul 9100±20Homo sapiensIsrael
[105]Klasies River Caves100±25Homo sapiens1960South AfricaRay Inskeep, Robin Singer, John Wymer, Hilary Deacon
Eve Footprints replica.jpgEve's footprints117Homo sapiens1995South AfricaDavid Roberts & Lee R. Berger
Denisova-111.jpgDenny[106][107][108]90Hybrid – (Homo neanderthalensis/Homo sapiens denisova)2012Denisova Cave / Siberia / RussiaViviane Slon & Svante PääboMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig, Germany)
Obi-Rakhmat 1[109]75[101]Homo neanderthalensis2003Uzbekistan
Teshik-Task. Homo neanderthalensis child.jpgTeshik-Tash Skull[110]70Homo neanderthalensis1938UzbekistanA. Okladnikov
Ferrassie skull.jpgLa Ferrassie 170Homo neanderthalensis1909FranceR. Capitan and D. Peyrony
Shanidar skull.jpgShanidar 170±10Homo neanderthalensis1961IraqRalph Solecki
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis.jpgLa Chapelle-aux-Saints 160Homo neanderthalensis1908FranceA. and J. Bouyssonie and L. Bardon
Kebara 2 skeleton replica.jpgKebara 2 (Moshe)[111]60Homo neanderthalensis1983IsraelLynne Schepartz
[112]Amud 755±5Homo neanderthalensisIsrael
LB 1 skeletonLB 1 (Hobbit)55±5Homo floresiensis2003Liang BuaIndonesiaPeter Brown
Manot 155Homo sapiens2008Israel[113]
La Quina. H 5. Homo neanderthalensis.jpgLa Quina 5[citation needed]52.5±7.5[101]Homo neanderthalensisFrance
La Quina 18. Homo neanderthalensis child.jpgLa Quina 18[citation needed]52.5±7.5[101]Homo neanderthalensisFrance
TPL2 mandibleTam Pa Ling Cave[114]54.5±8.5[114][115]Homo sapiens2009Laos

Upper Paleolithic: 50,000–11,500 years oldEdit

NameAge (ka)SpeciesDate
discovered
CountryDiscovered byNow located at
Homo luzonensis metatarsal.jpgHomo luzonensis50±10Homo luzonensis2007PhilippinesFlorent Détroit & Armand Mijares
Mungo Man.jpgMungo Man50±10Homo sapiens1974Australia
Mt. Circeo 1Mt. Circeo 1[116]50±10Homo neanderthalensis1939ItalyProf. Blanc
SID-00B49.2±2.5[117]Homo neanderthalensis1994Sidrón CaveSpain
Kents Cavern 4 maxilla43.5±2.5Homo sapiens1927UK
Amud 1. Homo neanderthalensis.jpgAmud 1[118]41[119]Homo neanderthalensis1961IsraelHisashi Suzuki
Neanderthal 1Neanderthal 1[120]40Homo neanderthalensis1856GermanyJohann Carl Fuhlrott
Denisova phalanx distalisDenisova hominin (X-Woman)40Homo sp. Altai2008RussiaJohannes Krause, et al.
Denisova toe bone.hominin toe bone40Homo sp. Altai (possible Neanderthal-Denisovan hybrid)2010Russia
Oase 2Oase 142–37[121]Homo sapiens (EEMH x Neanderthal hybrid)2002Romania
Kostenki-14 (Markina Gora)40–37[122]Homo sapiens (EEMH)1954Russia
SID-20[123]37.30±0.83[117]Homo neanderthalensis1994Sidrón CaveSpain
Balangoda man37Homo sapiens2012Sri Lanka
Hofmeyr Skull.jpgHofmeyr Skull36Homo sapiens1952South Africa
Wadjak 1, aka Java Man.Wadjak 1[124]33±4.5[125]Homo sapiens (proto-Australoid[126])1888Indonesia
Red Lady of Paviland33Homo sapiens1823UKWilliam Buckland
Yamashita-Cho Man32Homo sapiens1962Japan
Engis 2Engis 240±10[101][127]Homo neanderthalensis1829BelgiumPhilippe-Charles Schmerling
Gibraltar 1Gibraltar 140±10[101]Homo neanderthalensis1848GibraltarCaptain Edmund Flint
Le Moustier 1Le Moustier40±10Homo neanderthalensis1909France
Denisova molarDenisovan tooth40±10Homo sp. Altai2000Russia
Cro-Magnon 1Cro-Magnon 130Homo sapiens (EEMH)1868FranceLouis Lartet
WLH-5029±5Homo sapiens1982Australia
Replica of Predmosti 3Predmost 3[128]26Homo sapiens1894Czech RepublicK.J. Maska
[129]Lapedo Child24.5Homo neanderthalensis
or
Homo sapiens
1998PortugalJoão Zilhão
[129]Eel Point24Homo sapiens1997WalesUK
MA-1 (Mal'ta boy)24Homo sapiens (ANE)1920sRussia
Minatogawa 1. Replica at the Museum of Tokyo[130]Minatogawa 117±1Homo sapiens1970JapanAnthropology Museum, Tokyo University
Tandou[131][132]17Homo sapiens1967AustraliaDuncan Merrilees
Skull of Gough's Cave.jpgGough's Cave[133][134]14.7Homo sapiens2010UK
Iwo Eleru skull. Four viewsIwo Eleru skull13[135]Homo sapiens1965Nigeria
"Kotias"[136]13Homo sapiens (CHG)Kotias Klde cave, Georgia
Arlington Springs Man13[137]Homo sapiens1959United StatesPhil Orr
Moulage de crâne, Raymonden, Chancelade, Dordogne.jpgChancelade find14.5±2.5[138]Homo sapiens1888France
Villabruna 114Homo sapiens (WHG)1988Italy
Laténium-crâne-bichon.jpg
Bichon man13.7Homo sapiens (WHG)1956Switzerland
Red Deer cave skull
Red Deer Cave13±1.5Uncertain, possibly Homo sapiens1979ChinaDarren Curnoe?
PES-1[139]31-29Uncertain, possibly Homo sapiensSerbia
PES-238.9-92Uncertain, possibly Homo neanderthalensisSerbia

Holocene (11,500–5,000 years old)Edit

NameAge (ka)Culture /
association
Year
discovered
Country
Lapa Vermelha IV Hominid 1-Homo Sapiens 11,500 Years Old.jpgLuzia11.5[140]Paleo-Indian1975Brazil
[141]Cerro Sota 2[142]111936Chile
"Satsurblia"10Caucasian Epipaleolithic (CHG)[136]Georgia
Kow Swamp1-Homo sapiens.jpgKow Swamp 113–91968Australia
Talgai SkullTalgai Skull[143]10±11886Australia
La Brea woman.jpgLa Brea Woman10Paleo-Indian1914United States
Homo sapiens Combe Capelle.jpgCombe Capelle9.6 (7600 BC)[144]European Mesolithic1909France
Asselar manBetween 9500 BP and 7000 BP, with caution, 6390 BP[145]Neolithic1927Mali
Cheddar Man scull.jpgCheddar Man9 (7000 BC)British Mesolithic1903UK
Kennewick Man.jpgKennewick Man9 (7000 BC)Archaic period (North America)1996United States
Tepexpan 1.Homo Sapiens 4,700 Years Old.jpgTepexpan man8±3Paleo-Indian1947Mexico
Loschbur-Mann IMG 4779.jpgLoschbour man[146]8 (6000 BC)European Mesolithic (WHG)1935Luxembourg
Mnwomanskull.jpgMinnesota Woman7.9±0.1Paleo-Indian1931Minnesota, United States
Lothagam 4b (Lo 4b)[147]7.5±1.5[148]1965–1975Kenya
Bessé’ cranium.pngBessé’[149]7.3-7.2Toalean2015Sulawesi, Indonesia
Otzi-Quinson.jpgÖtzi5.3 (3300 BC)European Neolithic1991Ötztal Alps, Italy

Abbreviations used in fossil catalog nameEdit

  • AL – Afar Locality, Ethiopia
  • ARA-VP – Aramis Vertebrate Paleontology, Ethiopia
  • BAR – (Lukeino, Tugen HillsBaringo District, Kenya
  • BOU-VP – Bouri Vertebrate Paleontology, Ethiopia
  • D – Dmanisi, Georgia
  • ER – East (Lake) Rudolf, Kenya
  • KGA – Konso-Gardula, Ethiopia
  • KNM – Kenya National Museum
  • KP – Kanapoi, Kenya
  • LB – Liang Bua, Indonesia
  • LH – Laetoli Hominid 4, Tanzania
  • MH – Malapa Hominin, South Africa
  • NG – Ngandong, Indonesia
  • OH – Olduvai Hominid, Tanzania
  • SK – Swartkrans, South Africa
  • Sts, Stw – Sterkfontein, South Africa
  • TM – Transvaal Museum, South Africa
  • TM – Toros-Menalla, Chad
  • WT – West (Lake) Turkana, Kenya

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