Summary Hominid Time Line

Click blue areas to see examples. Click HERE for possible evolutionary relationships

Note (The fine print and disclaimer)

• Yes, I know I spelled Australopithicus wrong for A. anamensis (oops!)

• I'm not sure of the status for Australopithicus bahrelghazali and A. anamensus. The genus suggests that they should be moved to the Paranthropus lineage. If not and they belong to the H. sapiens line, then the genus needs to be changed to something new.

• Homo floiesiensis is shown as a separate species although a few researchers still consider it to represent microcephalic H. sapiens (see here).      

• Some believe that the time lines for Homo habilis, Australopithicus africanis should be expanded more to the present. If so, then A. afarensis shares part of their time line with  A. africanus.