Human evolution
H. sapiens
Columns: Species | Lived when ( mya ) | Lived where | Fossil record | Discovery / publication of name
Denisova hominin | 0.04 | Russia | 1 site | 2010 | H.antecessor | 1.2–0.8 | Spain | 2 sites | 1997 | H.cepranensis | 0.5–0.35 | Italy | 1 skull cap | 1994/2003 | H.erectus | 1.8–0.2 | Africa, Eurasia ( Java , China, India, Caucasus ) | Many | 1891/1892 | H.ergaster | 1.9–1.4 | Eastern and Southern Africa | Many | 1975 | H.floresiensis | 0.10–0.012 | Indonesia | 7 individuals | 2003/2004 | H.gautengensis | >2–0.6 | South Africa | 1 individual | 2010/2010 | H.habilis | 2.3–1.4 | Africa | Many | 1960/1964 | H.heidelbergensis | 0.6–0.35 | Europe, Africa, China | Many | 1908 | H.neanderthalensis | 0.35–0.03 | Europe, Western Asia | Many | (1829)/1864 | H.rhodesiensis | 0.3–0.12 | Zambia | Very few | 1921 | H.rudolfensis | 1.9 | Kenya | 2 sites | 1972/1986 | Red Deer Cave people | 0.0145–0.0115 | China | Very few | 2012 | H.sapiensidaltu | 0.16–0.15 | Ethiopia | 3 craniums | 1997/2003 | H.sapiens (modern humans) | 0.2–present | Worldwide | Still living | —/1758