Australopithecus
a fossil bipedal primate with both apelike and
human characteristics, found in Pliocene and lower
Pleistocene deposits ( c. 4 million to 1 million years
old) in Africa.
Homo habilis
This species, one of the earliest members of the
genus Homo, has a slightly larger braincase and
smaller face and teeth than in Australopithecus or
older hominin species. But it still retains some ape-
like features, including long arms and a moderately-
prognathicface. Its name, which means ‘handy
man’, was given in 1964 because this species was
thought to represent the first maker of stone tools.  and migrated as far as India, China and Java. Homo
Currently, the oldest stone tools are dated slightly
older than the oldest evidence of the genus Homo.
Homo Sapiens
Homo sapiens are primates of the Family
Hominidae and are the only living species of their
genus. This lineage originated 200 thousand years
ago in Eastern Africa and have since spread to all
corners of the world.
Homo Erectus
Homo erectus, meaning ‘upright man’ is an extinct
species of hominid that lived from the end of the
Pliocene epoch to the later Pleistocene, with the
earliest fossil evidence dating to around 1.9 million
years ago and the most recent to approximately
200,000 years ago. The species originated in Africa
erectus existed longer than any other human
species. 'Turkana Boy' and ‘Nariokotome Boy’ are
sometimes classified as Homo ergaster.