Hominids - Ancient Human Species - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The only surviving human species	Homo sapiens	100%
Probably the most famous ancient human, this population contributes to the genome of every living non-African human, and was much smarter and more creative than usually depicted.	Homo neanderthalensis	73%
First hominin to leave Africa, reaching Georgia, Java, and possibly Korea	Homo erectus	55%
This near-modern subspecies contributes 5% of the human genome of modern Melanesians, and 0.2% of East Asians	Homo longi (Denisovans)	52%
These "hobbits" lived on an Indonesian island until possibly 12,000 ya	Homo floresiensis	50%
The oldest member of the genus Homo, existing 2.4 million -1.65 million mya	Homo habilis	43%
Lucy, the most famous hominin fossil is a member of this widespread species which had human-like legs but chimpanzee-like arms, adapted to hanging in trees.	Australopithecus afarensis	34%
This is the most robust genus of humans, sporting thick skulls with large sagital crests, capable of producing enormous bite force.	Paranthropus (robustus, boisei)	30%
The oldest discovered biped, probably the earliest offshoot from our common ancestor with Chimpanzees. Up to 7 million years old.	Sahelanthropus tchadensis	30%
Probable missing-link between Homo erectus and modern humans, found in Europe and Africa	Homo heidelbergensis	23%
This recently discovered pygmy species persisted in the Philippines until 50 kya	Homo luzonensis	23%
Small brained Homo species found in South Africa from only 335 kya... astonishing scientists with their tiny brains so late in evolutionary history!	Homo naledi	23%
This genus is the oldest one widely agreed to be more closely related to humans than to chimpanzees	Ardipithecus (ramidus, kadabba)	20%
The Taung child, the first early human fossil ever found is considered to be a member of this species. It is probably not an ancestor of Homo, but instead of Paranthropus	Australopithecus africanus	20%
Either a subspecies of Homo erectus or its ancestor, this long-limbed species never left Africa	Homo ergaster	20%
The first humans to reach Western Europe, with specimins found in Spain	Homo antecessor	18%
The producers of the first ever stone tools coexisted with Australopithecines, and have been found only in the Lomekwi site in Kenya.	Kenyanthropus platyops	9%

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