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*{{cite journal|author=Woodward, Arthur Smith|year=1921|title=A New Cave Man from Rhodesia, South Africa|journal=Nature|volume=108|pages=371–372|doi=10.1038/108371a0}} *{{cite journal|author=Woodward, Arthur Smith|year=1921|title=A New Cave Man from Rhodesia, South Africa|journal=Nature|volume=108|pages=371–372|doi=10.1038/108371a0}}
*{{cite journal|author=Singer Robert R. and J. Wymer|year=1968|title=Archaeological Investigation at the Saldanha Skull Site in South Africa|journal=The South African Archaeological Bulletin|volume=23 (3)|pages=63–73|doi=10.2307/3888485}} *{{cite journal|author=Singer Robert R. and J. Wymer|year=1968|title=Archaeological Investigation at the Saldanha Skull Site in South Africa|journal=The South African Archaeological Bulletin|volume=23 |issue=3|pages=63–73|doi=10.2307/3888485}}
*{{cite journal|author=Murrill, Rupert I.|year= 1975|title=A comparison of the Rhodesian and Petralona upper jaws in relation to other Pleistocene hominids|journal=Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Anthropologie|volume=66|pages=176–187}}. *{{cite journal|author=Murrill, Rupert I.|year= 1975|title=A comparison of the Rhodesian and Petralona upper jaws in relation to other Pleistocene hominids|journal=Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Anthropologie|volume=66|pages=176–187}}.
*Murrill, Rupert Ivan (1981) ''Petralona Man. A Descriptive and Comparative Study, with New Information on Rhodesian Man''. Springfield, Illinois: Ed. Charles C. Thomas. ISBN 0-398-04550-X *{{cite book | author = Murrill, Rupert Ivan | year = 1981 | title = Petralona Man. A Descriptive and Comparative Study, with New Information on Rhodesian Man | location = Springfield, Illinois | editor = Ed. Charles C. Thomas | id = ISBN 0-398-04550-X}}
*{{cite journal|author=White et al|title=Pleistocene ''Homo sapiens'' from Middle Awash, Ethiopia|journal=Nature|volume=423|pages=742–7|year=2003|doi=10.1038/nature01669}}|issue=6491 *{{cite journal|author=White et al|title=Pleistocene ''Homo sapiens'' from Middle Awash, Ethiopia|journal=Nature|volume=423|pages=742–7|year=2003|doi=10.1038/nature01669|issue=6491}}
*{{cite journal|author=Rightmire, G. Philip|year= 2005|title=The Lake Ndutu cranium and early Homo Sapiens in Africa|journal=American Journal of Physical Anthropology|volume=61 (2)|pages=245–254}}. *{{cite journal|author=Rightmire, G. Philip|year= 2005|title=The Lake Ndutu cranium and early Homo Sapiens in Africa|journal=American Journal of Physical Anthropology|volume=61 |issue=2|pages=245–254}}.
*{{cite journal|author=]|year= 2005|title=A new hominid parietal from Bodo, middle Awash Valley, Ethiopia|journal=American Journal of Physical Anthropology|volume=61 (3)|pages=367–371}}. *{{cite journal|author=]|year= 2005|title=A new hominid parietal from Bodo, middle Awash Valley, Ethiopia|journal=American Journal of Physical Anthropology|volume=61 |issue=3|pages=367–371}}.


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It has been suggested that this article be merged with Rhodesian Man. (Discuss) Proposed since July 2008.

Homo rhodesiensis
Temporal range: Pleistocene
Kabwe Skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Tribe: Hominini
Genus: Homo
Species: H. rhodesiensis
Binomial name
Homo rhodesiensis
Woodward, 1921

Homo rhodesiensis is a possible hominin species described from the fossil Rhodesian Man. Other morphologically-comparable remains have been found from the same, or earlier, time period in southern Africa (Hopefield or Saldanha), East Africa (Bodo, Ndutu, Eyasi, Ileret) and North Africa (Salé, Rabat, Dar-es-Soltane, Djbel Irhoud, Sidi Aberrahaman, Tighenif). These remains were dated to be between 125,000 and 600,000 years old.

In Africa, there is a distinct difference in the Acheulian tools made before and after 600,000 years ago with the older group being thicker and less symmetric and the younger being more extensively trimmed. This may be connected with the appearance of Homo rhodesiensis in the archaeological record at this time who may have contributed this more sophisticated approach.

Rupert Murrill has studied the relations between Archanthropus skull of Petralona (Chalcidice, Greece) and Rhodesian Man. Most current experts believe Rhodesian Man to be within the group of Homo heidelbergensis though other designations such as Homo sapiens arcaicus and Homo sapiens rhodesiensis have also been proposed. According to Tim White, it is probable that Homo rhodesiensis was the ancestor of Homo sapiens idaltu (Herto Man), which would be itself at the origin of Homo sapiens sapiens. No direct linkage of the species can so far be determined.

References

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  • Woodward, Arthur Smith (1921). "A New Cave Man from Rhodesia, South Africa". Nature. 108: 371–372. doi:10.1038/108371a0.
  • Singer Robert R. and J. Wymer (1968). "Archaeological Investigation at the Saldanha Skull Site in South Africa". The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 23 (3): 63–73. doi:10.2307/3888485.
  • Murrill, Rupert I. (1975). "A comparison of the Rhodesian and Petralona upper jaws in relation to other Pleistocene hominids". Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Anthropologie. 66: 176–187..
  • Murrill, Rupert Ivan (1981). Ed. Charles C. Thomas (ed.). Petralona Man. A Descriptive and Comparative Study, with New Information on Rhodesian Man. Springfield, Illinois. ISBN 0-398-04550-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • White; et al. (2003). "Pleistocene Homo sapiens from Middle Awash, Ethiopia". Nature. 423 (6491): 742–7. doi:10.1038/nature01669. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  • Rightmire, G. Philip (2005). "The Lake Ndutu cranium and early Homo Sapiens in Africa". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 61 (2): 245–254..
  • Asfaw, Berhane (2005). "A new hominid parietal from Bodo, middle Awash Valley, Ethiopia". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 61 (3): 367–371..

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Australopithecines
Ardipithecus
Australopithecus
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