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Taxonomy
Homo rudolfensis was named by Alexeev (1986). It is not extant.
It was recombined as Kenyanthropus rudolfensis by Leakey et al. (2001); it was synonymized subjectively with Homo habilis by Tobias (2003).
It was recombined as Kenyanthropus rudolfensis by Leakey et al. (2001); it was synonymized subjectively with Homo habilis by Tobias (2003).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Homo rudolfensis Alexeev |
| 2001 | Kenyanthropus rudolfensis Leakey and et al. |
| 2003 | Homo rudolfensis Cela-Conde and Ayala |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Homo rudolfensis Alexeev 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Malawi | Homo rudolfensis (22327) |