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Homo naledi: References & Edit History

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  • Donald C. Johanson
    Director of the Institute of Human Origins and Professor of Paleoanthropology, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: UC Museum of Paleontology - Understanding Evolution - Is there anything truly surprising about Homo naledi? May 01, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC News - Homo naledi had a brain one-third the size of humans but displayed intelligence far beyond, according to new discovery. Feb 05, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center For Biotechnological Information - PubMed Central - Endocast morphology of Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa. Jul 03, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Communications - The foot of Homo naledi. May 05, 2025
Add new Web site: Social Sciences Libretexts - Homo naledi. Dec 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Australian Museum - Homo naledi. Oct 07, 2022
Add new Web site: Natural History Museum - Homo naledi, your most recently discovered human relative. Oct 07, 2019
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Homo Naledi. Oct 07, 2019
Noted that subsequent analyses of the remains of Homo naledi suggest that the species may have either evolved later than what was previously thought or persisted deep into the Pleistocene before dying out. Jan 08, 2019
Text comparing brain size of Homo naledi with those of other hominins added. Sep 11, 2015
Photo of Homo naledi added. Sep 11, 2015
New article added. Sep 10, 2015
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