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Homo habilis

Taxonomy

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

Sister species

H. antecessor, H. erectus (syn. H. ergaster), H. georgicus, H. neanderthalensis, H. platyops, H. rhodesiensis, H. rudolfensis, H. sapiens (syn. H. floresiensis)

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Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1964	Homo habilis Leakey et al.
1964	Homo habilis Leakey and et al.

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