Two New Hominid Finds (re: Time overlap of H. habilis and H. erectus)

Thanks for posting this, RAZD. Fascinating.You inspired me to bone up a bit on hominid fossils. Here's a good first stop for us non-specialists:

Smithsonian Institute: Hall of Human Ancestors

The text is well written and the 3D graphics enable examination of specimens in the round. (You need QuickTime.) The site is still in progress, though. Some species still lack profile pages.Here are their discussions of the early human species now in the news.

Homo habilus

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Homo erectus

The posted material gives some idea what a jolt it is that these creatures were contemporaries.How do you see this discovery shuffling the usual suspects? Did Homo rudolfensis just became the prime suspect in the Homo ergaster paternity suit, or is habilus in it as much as ever?

Homo rudolfensis

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Homo ergaster

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ArcherAll species are transitional.

Thanks, Mr Jack.Here's a link to a student site summarizing the fossil evidence for rudolfensis:http://www.msu.edu/~heslipst/contents/ANP440/rudolfensis.htmLooks like just the type skull and various bits. You have to wonder if this one won't eventually be considered a variant of habilus.____Edited by Archer Opterix, : typo repair.Edited by Archer Opterix, : brev.

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ArcherAll species are transitional.