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Homo rudolfensis
Taxonomy
Homo rudolfensis was named by Alexeev (1986). It is not extant.
It was recombined as Kenyanthropus rudolfensis by Leakey et al. (2001); it was synonymized subjectively with Homo habilis by Tobias (2003).
It was recombined as Kenyanthropus rudolfensis by Leakey et al. (2001); it was synonymized subjectively with Homo habilis by Tobias (2003).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by J. Alroy on 2006-07-26
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Homo rudolfensis Alexeev |
| 2001 | Kenyanthropus rudolfensis Leakey and et al. |
| 2003 | Homo rudolfensis Cela-Conde and Ayala |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Homo rudolfensis Alexeev 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available