Extinct Hominins
12 entries in the Extinct Hominins compendium.
Ardi4.4-million-year-old fossilized skeleton of an early human-like female anthropoid.ArdipithecusExtinct hominine genus from Ethiopia, debated as early human ancestor.Ardipithecus kadabbaEarly hominid species, probable ancestor of Ardipithecus ramidus.Ardipithecus ramidusEarly hominin with mixed bipedal and arboreal adaptations.AustralopithecineExtinct close relatives of modern humans, ancestral to Homo.AustralopithecusExtinct early hominins ancestral to humans and other genera.Australopithecus afarensisEarly hominin known for Lucy and Laetoli footprints.Australopithecus africanusEarly hominin from South Africa; first evidence of human evolution in Africa.Australopithecus anamensisOldest known Australopithecus species, lived 4.3–3.8 million years ago.Australopithecus bahrelghazaliCentral African australopithecine known from few jawbones.Australopithecus deyiremedaA possible early hominin species known from fragmentary jaws.Australopithecus garhiEarly hominin possibly linked to the first stone tool industries.
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