Homo habilis

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lower jaw of Homo habilis

Homo habilis fossil finds

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replica of KNM-ER 1470

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cranial capacity of members of the human lineage

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Also Known As	Australopithecus habilis

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lower jaw of Homo habilis

Homo habilis fossil finds

OH 24 “Twiggy” fossil

replica of KNM-ER 1470

KNM-ER 1813 fossil

oldest human mandible

cranial capacity of members of the human lineage

Hominin evolution

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Koobi Fora remains human evolution Pleistocene Epoch Pliocene Epoch fossil Homo Australopithecus Homo erectus Neanderthal Australopithecus sediba Cro-Magnon Homo floresiensis Denisovan Homo heidelbergensis Boskop skull Homo naledi

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Skull of Homo heidelbergensis (fossils, hominids).

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