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HOMO ABILIS [1 record]

Record 1 2004-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

... the earliest species of the genus Homo, evolved about 1.9 MYA, most likely in eastern or southern Africa.

CONT

... the first creature to be classified as a Homo appeared some 6 million years later [than the Aegyptopithecus]. It was the Homo abilis, a real two-footed Hominid, omnivorous and with a bigger enchefalus, which allowed it to make lithic instruments, therefore adapting itself to the surrounding environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Homme de petite stature, à capacité crânienne de 500 à 800 cm3, connu vers 1,8-1,6 millions d'années, en Afrique. Il est l'auteur d'industries de petits galets aménagés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
DEF

Homínido fósil de baja estatura y capacidad craneal comprendida entre 500 y 800 cm³, encontrado en África oriental y austral, cuya antigüedad se remonta entre 2.000.000 y 1.600.000 años.

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