Reconstructed Homo habilis type OH 7 suggests deep-rooted species diversity in early Homo

Fred Spoor (), Philipp Gunz (), Simon Neubauer, Stefanie Stelzer, Nadia Scott, Amandus Kwekason and M. Christopher Dean
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Fred Spoor: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Philipp Gunz: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Simon Neubauer: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Stefanie Stelzer: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Nadia Scott: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Amandus Kwekason: Museum and House of Culture, National Museum of Tanzania
M. Christopher Dean: University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK

Nature, 2015, vol. 519, issue 7541, 83-86

Abstract: Virtually reconstructing the jaw of OH 7 reveals a remarkably primitive shape, suggesting that the Homo habilis lineage originated before 2.3 million years ago; marking deep-rooted species diversity in the genus Homo.

Date: 2015
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