Information AboutHomo Habilis |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT HOMO HABILIS | |
| early hominids | |
| pliocene mammals | |
| pleistocene mammals | |
| pleistocene extinctions | |
''Homo habilis'' ( IPA ) ("handy man", "skillful person") is a Species of the genus '' Homo '', which lived from approximately 2.5 million to 1.8 million years ago at the beginning of the Pleistocene . The definition of this species is credited to both Mary and Louis Leakey , who found fossils in Tanzania , East Africa , between 1962 and 1964. ''Homo habilis'' is arguably the first species of the ''Homo'' genus to appear. In its appearance and Morphology , ''H. habilis'' was the least similar to modern humans of all species to be placed in the genus ''Homo'' (except possibly '' Homo Rudolfensis ''). ''Homo habilis'' was short and had disproportionately long arms compared to modern humans, however it had a reduction in the protrusion in the face. It is thought to have descended from a species of Australopithecine hominid. Its immediate ancestor may have been the more massive and ape-like, '' Homo Rudolfensis ''. ''Homo habilis'' had a Cranial Capacity slightly less than half of the size of modern humans. Despite the ape-like morphology of the bodies, ''H. habilis'' remains are often accompanied by primitive stone tools (ie. Olduvai Gorge , Tanzania and Lake Turkana , Kenya ). ''Homo habilis'' is thought to be the ancestor of the lankier and more sophisticated, '' Homo Ergaster '', which in turn gave rise to the more human-appearing species, '' Homo Erectus ''. Debates continue over whether ''H. habilis'' is a direct human ancestor, and whether all of the known fossils are properly attributed to the species. FINDINGS |
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