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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "The Unknown" on "Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964".
We don’t know everything about our early ancestors—but we keep learning...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "How They Survived" on "Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964".
Homo rudolfensis had large and wider molars compared to Homo habilis....
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Size" on "Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964".
Currently unknown due to a lack of post-cranial fossils.
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Key Fossils" on "Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964".
KNM-ER 1470 Site: Koobi Fora, Kenya Date of discovery: 1972 Discovered...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "History of Discovery" on "Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964".
Year of Discovery: 1986 Russian scientist V.P. Alexeev named the species...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Evolutionary Tree Information" on "Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964".
KNM-ER 1470, the type specimen for Homo rudolfensis was originally thought...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Brief Summary" on "Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964".
Where Lived: Eastern Africa (northern Kenya, possibly northern Tanzania and Malawi)...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "The Unknown" on "Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964".
We don’t know everything about our early ancestors—but we keep learning...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "How They Survived" on "Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964".
Early Homo had smaller teeth than Australopithecus, but their tooth enamel...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Size" on "Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964".
Height: average 3 ft 4 in - 4 ft 5 in...
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