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Homo heidelbergensis Side view illustration of Australopithecus afarensis, an early human ancestor, shown walking upright with a hairy body and ape-like facial features. A scale beside the figure marks 12 inches and 40 centimeters. An illustration of Homo habilis, an early human ancestor, shown walking upright with a hairy body and ape-like features. A scale beside the figure indicates height in inches and centimeters. Side-view illustration of a Homo erectus individual, depicted with a robust, upright body covered in hair, walking with one arm bent. A scale bar beside the figure shows measurements in inches and centimeters. Illustration of a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) shown walking in profile, with a stocky, muscular build, prominent brow, and body hair, alongside a scale bar indicating 12 inches or 40 centimeters.
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Homo heidelbergensis
Homo heidelbergensis lived between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago in Africa,...
Australian Museum
Australopithecus afarensis
Artist's rendering of Australopithecus afarensis, which lived from 3.8 to...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Homo habilis
Artist's rendering of Homo habilis, which lived from 2 to 1.5 million years...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
illustration of Homo erectus
Artist's rendering of Homo erectus, which lived from approximately 1,700,000...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Homo neanderthalensis
Artist's rendering of Homo neanderthalensis, who ranged from western Europe...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.