11.7 Comparative table of Homo species

*Comparative table of Homo* species**
Species	Lived when (Ma)	Lived where		Adult height	Adult mass	Brain volume (cm³)	Fossil record	Discovery / publication of name
H. habilis	2.2 – 1.6	Africa	1.0–1.5 m (3.3–4.9 ft)		33–55 kg (73–120 lb)	660	many	1960/1964
H. erectus	1.4 – 0.2	Africa, Eurasia (Java, China, Caucasus)	1.8 m (5.9 ft)		60 kg (130 lb)	850 (early) – 1100 (late)	many	1891/1892
H. rudolfensis	1.9	Kenya					1 skull	1972/1986
H. georgicus	1.8	Republic of Georgia				600	few	1999/2002
H. ergaster	1.9 – 1.4	E. and S. Africa	1.9 m (6.2 ft)			700–850	many	1975
H. antecessor	1.2 – 0.8	Spain	1.75 m (5.7 ft)		90 kg (200 lb)	1000	2 sites	1997
H. cepranensis	0.9 – 0.8?	Italy				1000	1 skull cap	1994/2003
H. heidelbergensis	0.6 – 0.35	Europe, Africa, China	1.8 m (5.9 ft)		60 kg (130 lb)	1100–1400	many	1908
H. neanderthalensis	0.35 – 0.03	Europe, W. Asia	1.6 m (5.2 ft)		55–70 kg (120–150 lb) (heavily built)	1200–1700	many	(1829)/1864
H. rhodesiensis	0.3 – 0.12	Zambia				1300	very few	1921
H. sapiens sapiens	0.2 – present	worldwide	1.4–1.9 m (4.6–6.2 ft)		50–100 kg (110–220 lb)	1000–1850	still living	—/1758
H. sapiens idaltu	0.16 – 0.15	Ethiopia				1450	3 craniums	1997/2003
H. floresiensis	0.10 – 0.012	Indonesia	1.0 m (3.3 ft)		25 kg (55 lb)	400	7 individuals	2003/2004

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