Homo habilis

Translingual

forensic facial reconstruction of Homo habilis

Etymology

Latin homo (“man”) + habilis (“handy”)

Proper noun

Homo habilis m

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – extinct species of human, sometimes classified as Australopithecus habilis or Homo rudolfensis.

Hypernyms

(species): Primates - order; Haplorhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family; Homininae - subfamily; Hominini - tribe; Hominina - subtribe; Homo - genus

Further reading

Homo habilis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Homo habilis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Homo habilis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Homo rudolfensis at Encyclopedia of Life
Homo habilis at Paleobiology Database

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