Fossil hominin species

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Hominin species

At present there are more than twenty recognized species of extinct hominin. The majority of early hominins come from Africa.

• Sahelanthropus tchadensis
• Orrorin tugenensis
• Ardipithecus ramidus
• Ardipithecus ramidus
• Australopithecus anamensis
• Australopithecus afarensis
• Australopithecus africanus
• Australopithecus aethiopicus
• Australopithecus garhi
• Kenyanthropus platyops
• Paranthropus boisei
• Paranthropus robustus
• Homo rudolfensis
• Homo habilis
• Homo ergaster
• Homo erectus
• Homo georgicus
• Homo antecessor
• Homo heidelbergensis
• Homo neanderthalensis
• Homo floresiensis
• Homo sapiens