Homo rudolfensis
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Homo rudolfensis is an extinct early human species known from East African fossils dating to around 2.4–1.9 million years ago, notable for its relatively large braincase and debated position in the human evolutionary lineage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early human species
ⓘ
extinct hominin species ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Oldowan stone tool culture (indirectly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| braincaseSize | relatively large for its time ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Homo habilis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Homo erectus ⓘ |
| cranialCapacity | approximately 700–800 cubic centimeters ⓘ |
| dentalMorphology |
large molar teeth
ⓘ
relatively robust jaws ⓘ |
| distribution |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
possibly neighboring regions of East Africa ⓘ |
| etymology | named after Lake Rudolf (now Lake Turkana) ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| faceMorphology | broad and flat face ⓘ |
| family | Hominidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | approximately 2.4 million years ago ⓘ |
| fossilSite |
Koobi Fora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Turkana region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Homo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | about 2.4–1.9 million years ago ⓘ |
| holotype | KNM-ER 1470 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holotypeDiscoverer | Bernard Ngeneo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holotypeDiscoveryYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| holotypeFoundAt | Koobi Fora, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holotypeTeamLeader | Richard Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | key taxon for understanding early Homo diversity ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | approximately 1.9 million years ago ⓘ |
| livedDuring | Early Pleistocene ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedBy | Valery Alekseyev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | debated within genus Homo ⓘ |
| phylogeneticStatus |
possibly early member of Homo lineage
ⓘ
sometimes considered close to Homo habilis ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| postcranialEvidence | sparse and fragmentary ⓘ |
| recognition | widely accepted but still controversial species designation ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamily | Homininae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtribe | Hominina ⓘ |
| taxonomicDebate |
others support it as a distinct species
ⓘ
some researchers place it within Homo habilis variability ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| tribe | Hominini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1986 ⓘ |
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