Homo rudolfensis
Species name
Dating
Location
The year of finding
Brain volume
Environment
Homo rudolfensis
2.4 to 1.8 million years ago
Omo, Ethiopia; Koobi Fora, Turkana, Chemeron, Kenya; Uraha, Malawi
1972
around 750 cc
grassy areas
The skull that was found in 1972 –KNM-ER 1470 – was attributed to the new species Homo rudolfensis. The difference between H. habilis and H. rudolfensis is that the remains attributed to the species Homo rudolfensis are larger. However, scientific debate still continues as to whether the remains attributed to this species are truly different from the species Homo habilis.