Homo naledi
Ape-like Hominid species.
Homo naledi is a species of archaic human found in the Rising Star Cave, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. The species possibly lived in the Middle Pleistocene 335,000–236,000 years ago.[1] The initial discovery comprises 1,550 specimens, representing 737 different elements, and at least 15 different people.[2] Despite this exceptionally high number of specimens, their ranking with the Homo genus remains unclear.
| Homo naledi Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene | |
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| The 737 known elements of H. naledi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subfamily: | Homininae |
| Tribe: | Hominini |
| Genus: | Homo |
| Species: | †H. naledi |
| Binomial name | |
| Homo naledi Berger et al., 2015 | |
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| Location of Rising Star Cave in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa | |
Even though it is in the Homo genus, they have some similarities with the Australopithecus genus and the first human species. For example, they have a small brain compared to modern humans.[3] They were more adapted to climbing and tree-dwelling (aboreal) than running through long distances.[4]
Gallery
- Skeletal elements
Top skull digital reconstruction
Jaws of LES1 (left) and DH1 (right)
Upper jawbone of LES1 (left) and DH1 (right)
A lower jawbone
A clavicle
A humerus
An ulna
Metacarpals from different specimens
10th thoracic vertebra
11th thoracic vertebra
A and B) ilium, C and D) adolescent sacrum, E and F) ischium
A femur
A tibia
Ankle bones from different specimens
1) adult right foot, 2) juvenile left, 3 and 4) adult left, 5) juvenile right
References
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