Homo naledi: Quick Facts

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Measuring the Reign of Homo naledi Pleistocene Epoch Pliocene Epoch fossil Homo Australopithecus Homo erectus Neanderthal Homo habilis Australopithecus sediba Denisovan Cro-Magnon Homo floresiensis Homo heidelbergensis Boskop skull

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