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Homo sapiens (human)

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Homo sapiens Linnaeus p. 20
1880Homo sapiens Gervais and Ameghino p. 3
1911Homo sapiens Thomas p. 125
1935Homo sapiens Schultz and Howard p. 293
1968Homo sapiens Kurten p. 60
1980Homo sapiens Kurten and Anderson p. 355
1999Homo sapiens Meireles et al. p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyHominoideaGray 1825
familyHominidaeGray 1825
subfamilyHomininaeGray 1825
tribeHomininiGray 1825
genusHomo
speciessapiens

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 sapiens Linnaeus 1758 [human]
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Homo sapiens afer Linnaeus 1758
Homo sapiens asiaticus Linnaeus 1758
Homo sapiens ferus Linnaeus 1758
†Homo sapiens idaltu White et al. 2003
Homo sapiens europaeus Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
estimateequationreference
 76.8 kg Mammalia femur diameterGingerich 1990
 32.9 kg Mammalia humerus diameterGingerich 1990
 140.6 kg Mammalia tibia diameterGingerich 1990
mean: 70.8 kg
Measurements
partNmean
femur diameter124.6
humerus diameter118.8
radius diameter113.5
tibia diameter129.8

Composition: phosphatics
Ontogeny: modification of partss
Grouping: solitarys
Environment: terrestrials
Locomotion: actively mobiles
Life habit: ground dwellings
Diet: omnivores
Reproduction: viviparouss
Dispersal: direct/internals
Created: 2008-04-05 16:02:55
Modified: 2008-04-05 18:02:55
Source: s = species
References: Nowak 1991, Anderson and Barnes 2000

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Holocene5.333 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Homo sapiens (22100)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Homo sapiens (189574)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Homo sapiens (125952)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Homo sapiens (21888 21891)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt (Kom Ombo Plain) Homo sapiens (22509)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Northern Territory) Homo sapiens (198597)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Tanzania Homo sapiens (21819)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Homo sapiens (230757)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Homo sapiens (21695 21829 21916 21920 21929 21956 115191)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Homo sapiens (22074 22087)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Egypt (Kom Ombo Plain) Homo sapiens (22543)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Homo sapiens (21711 21948 21951 21952 21957)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Zambia Homo sapiens (21854)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Taiwan (N/A) Homo sapiens (209033)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0China (Jiangsu) Homo sapiens (37064)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Morocco Homo sapiens (21856)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129South Africa Homo sapiens (115188)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ethiopia Homo sapiens (68070)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Homo sapiens (42866 196693)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Greece (Lakonia) Homo sapiens (32082)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Ethiopia Homo sapiens (22134 22177)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Quintana Roo) Homo sapiens (212363)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Montana) Homo sapiens (93597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Homo sapiens (93141)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) Homo sapiens (92787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Homo sapiens (22066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (KwaZulu) Homo sapiens (14243)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Homo sapiens (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Homo sapiens (34269 74292 154805)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Homo sapiens (83069 83072)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia Homo sapiens (93524)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon ) Homo sapiens (219041)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Homo sapiens (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Idaho) Homo sapiens (93537)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Rift Valley) Homo sapiens (21337)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Eastern Cape) Homo sapiens (68474)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) Homo sapiens (182940)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Homo sapiens (90070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Vietnam (Thanh Hoa) Homo sapiens (107999)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Homo sapiens (182079)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic (Pedernales) Homo sapiens (186697 186698)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Homo sapiens (71328 71329)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Homo sapiens (21944 21945)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Massachusetts) Homo sapiens (176525)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Homo sapiens (68059)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Taiwan (N/A) Homo sapiens (208976)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Homo sapiens (104667)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Homo sapiens (230877)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Ontario) Homo sapiens (221863)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Homo sapiens (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Homo sapiens (22068 22086 22113)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Homo sapiens (194627 194628 194642 194643 194644 194645)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Montana) Homo sapiens (162133)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Morocco Homo sapiens (122304)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vietnam Homo sapiens (32904)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Homo sapiens (194995)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Hawaii) Homo sapiens (110073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indonesia (Java) Homo sapiens (13738)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Homo sapiens (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niger Homo sapiens (83303 83304)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Homo sapiens (74474)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Homo sapiens (21896 21919 21930 96973)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland (Qeqertasussuk) Homo sapiens (187755)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0China (Guangdong) Homo sapiens (40229)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Homo sapiens (55533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Homo sapiens (193448)