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ISBN: 9781260482799
Author: Mader, Sylvia
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 23.5, Problem 3CYP
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The difference between homo habilis and australopithecines.

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The earliest fossils of Homo were found in Tanzania, South Africa, and Ethiopia. These fossils are around 1.9 to 1.6 million years ago. The fist species of Homo found was Homo habilis. The older fossils of these species resembled australopithecines and the younger fossils resembled Homo erectus .

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