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Homo habilis

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Taxonomy
Homo habilis was named by Leakey et al. (1964). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Homo habilis Leakey et al.
1964Homo habilis Leakey and et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyHominoideaGray 1825
familyHominidaeGray 1825
subfamilyHomininaeGray 1825
tribeHomininiGray 1825
genusHomo
specieshabilisLeakey et al. 1964

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 habilis Leakey et al. 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:23:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Calabrian or 2.58800 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia Homo habilis (21591 21621 21625 21675 22003 22020)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Homo habilis (22596)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Homo habilis (21418 21478 74512)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Tanzania Homo habilis (21969 21973)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Homo habilis (21396 21502)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Homo habilis (22617 22618 22622)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Homo habilis (32077)