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Hominid fossils of the world - Animals in the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link of species shows the images, and clicking the link shows Evolutionary Tree.
The following sites are UNESCO World Heritage. Awash (Ethiopia), Omo (Ethiopia), Cradle of Humankind (South Africa)
Africa
Algeria Hominid Homo erectus (0.7 Mya; excavated at Ternifine)
Chad Hominid Sahelanthropus tchadensis   (7.25 Mya; Toumaï excavated at Toros-Menalla), Australopithecus bahrelghazali (3.6 Mya; Abel excavated at Koro Toro)
Eritrea Hominid Homo erectus (1.8～1 Mya; excavated at Buya), Human (excavated at Buya)
Ethiopia Hominid Ardipithecus kadabba (5.6 Mya; excavated at Awash), Ardipithecus ramidus (4.4 Mya; excavated at Awash), Australopithecus anamensis (4.2～3.9 Mya; excavated at Awash), Australopithecus afarensis (3.2 Mya; Lucy excavated at Awash), Australopithecus garhi   (2.6～2.5 Mya; excavated at Awash), Homo heidelbergensis (0.4 Mya; excavated at Awash), Homo sapiens idaltu (0.16 Mya; excavated at Awash)
Hominid Australopithecus afarensis (3.7～2.9 Mya; excavated at Omo), Paranthropus aethiopicus (2.7～2.5 Mya; excavated at Omo), Paranthropus boisei (2.3 Mya; excavated at Omo), Paranthropus robustus (2～1.2 Mya; excavated at Omo), Human (0.19 Mya; excavated at Omo)
Hominid Homo sapiens idaltu (0.16 Mya; excavated at Herto Bouri)
Kenya Hominid Australopithecus anamensis (4.2～3.9 Mya; excavated at Lomekwi), Kenyanthropus platyops (3.5～3.2 Mya; excavated at Lomekwi), Paranthropus aethiopicus (2.5 Mya; Black Skull excavated at Lomekwi), Paranthropus boisei (2.6～1.2 Mya; excavated at Lomekwi), Homo erectus (1.6 Mya; Turkana Boy excavated at Lomekwi)
Hominid Australopithecus anamensis (4.2～3.9 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora), Australopithecus afarensis (3.7～2.9 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora), Paranthropus boisei (2.6～1.2 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora), Homo habilis (1.9 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora), Homo ergaster   (1.75 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora), Homo rudolfensis (1.9 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora), Homo erectus (1.8～1 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora)
Hominid Orrorin tugenensis (6 Mya; excavated at Tugen Hills)
Morocco Hominid Human (0.16 Mya; excavated at Jebel Irhoud)
South Africa Hominid Australopithecus africanus (2.05 Mya; Mrs. Ples excavated at Cradle of Humankind), Paranthropus robustus (2 Mya; excavated at Cradle of Humankind), Australopithecus sediba (1.98 Mya; excavated at Cradle of Humankind)
Hominid Human (0.125 Mya; excavated at Klasies River Caves)
Hominid Australopithecus africanus (3.6～2.59 Mya; excavated at Makapansgat)
Hominid Australopithecus africanus (2.5 Mya; Taung Child excavated at Taung)
Hominid Homo heidelbergensis (0.5 Mya; excavated at Hoedjiespunt)
Tanzania Hominid Australopithecus afarensis (3.8～3.6 Mya; excavated at Laetoli)
Hominid Paranthropus boisei (1.8 Mya; Zinj excavated at Olduvai Gorge), Homo habilis (1.8 Mya; Twiggy excavated at Olduvai Gorge), Homo erectus (1.8～1 Mya; Chellean Man excavated at Olduvai Gorge)
Hominid Paranthropus boisei (1.5 Mya; excavated at Peninj)
Zambia Hominid Homo rhodesiensis (0.3～0.125 Mya;excavated at Kabwe (Broken Hill))
The following sites are UNESCO World Heritage. Peking Man (China), Sangiran (Indonesia)
Asia
China Hominid Peking Man (0.78 Mya; excavated at Peking Man)
Hominid Human (0.209 Mya; Dali Skull excavated at Dali Man)
Georgia Hominid Homo georgicus (1.8 Mya; excavated at Dmanisi)
Indonesia Hominid Java Man (1 Mya; excavated at Sangiran), Homo erectus (0.9 Mya; excavated at Sangiran)
Hominid Homo heidelbergensis (0.25 Mya; excavated at Ngandong), Homo erectus (0.05 Mya; excavated at Ngandong)
Hominid Homo floresiensis (0.094～0.013 Mya; excavated at Liang Bua Cave)
Iraq Hominid Neanderthal (0.08～0.06 Mya; excavated at Shanidar Cave)
Israel Hominid Neanderthal (0.045 Mya; excavated at Amud Cave)
Hominid Neanderthal (0.12 Mya; excavated at Tabun Cave)
Hominid Human (0.1 Mya; excavated at Qafzeh)
Japan Hominid Human (0.018～0.016 Mya; excavated at Minatogawa Man)
Uzbekistan Hominid Neanderthal (0.07 Mya; excavated at Teshik-Tash)
Europe
Croatia Hominid Neanderthal (0.1 Mya; excavated at Krapina)
France Hominid Homo heidelbergensis (0.4 Mya; excavated at Tautavel)
Hominid Neanderthal (0.7 Mya; excavated at La Ferrassie)
Hominid Neanderthal (0.6 Mya; excavated at La Chapelle-aux-Saints)
Germany Hominid Homo heidelbergensis (0.5 Mya; excavated at Mauer)
Hominid Homo heidelbergensis (0.35 Mya; excavated at Steinheim)
Hominid Neanderthal (0.4 Mya; excavated at Neander Valley)
Greece Hominid Homo erectus (0.5～0.25 Mya; excavated at Petralona Cave)
Italy Hominid Homo cepranensis (0.5 Mya; excavated at Ceprano)
Hominid Homo heidelbergensis (0.4 Mya; excavated at Altamura)
Romania Hominid Human (0.036 Mya; excavated at Peştera cu Oase)
Spain Hominid Homo antecessor (0.8 Mya; excavated at Atapuerca), Homo heidelbergensis (0.4 Mya; excavated at Atapuerca)
United Kingdom Hominid Homo heidelbergensis (0.5 Mya; excavated at Boxgrove)
Hominid Homo heidelbergensis (0.4 Mya; excavated at Swanscombe)
Americas
Mexico Hominid Human (0.011～0.005 Mya; excavated at Lake Texcoco)
Oceania
Australia Hominid Human (0.06～0.04 Mya; excavated at Lake Mungo)
Hominid Human (0.013～0.009 Mya; excavated at Kow Swamp)