Hominid Family Tree

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Okay, I got sick of the AAT posts in here and got to playing around with
ascii and thought I'd put together a family tree. If there are some
glaring mistakes, please inform.

Domo Arigato,
Will

*****As current as current can be for this***********

Homo Sapiens Sapiens
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Homo Neandertalis Homo Sapiens [Cro-Magnon Man]
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| Homo Rudolfensis [formerly archaic H. Sapiens]
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Homo Erectus Homo Ergaster [another form of H Erectus with
| | different skeletal character-
| | istics]
+-------+---------------+
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Homo Habilis* Australopithecus Robustus
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+-------+-------+
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Australopithecus Africanus Australopithecus Boisei
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Australopithecus Afarensis A. ????? [Black Skull]
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+---------------+---------------+
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Aridpithecus Ramidus Australopithecus Anamensis
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Chimps +---------------+---------------+
| ^
+-------+ ^
| | Gorilla
+-------<<------+ |
| +-->>---+
Common Ancestor |
| |
+-------+
|

* May be reclassified as multiple species as it appears there was an 'explosive
radiation' at that point.

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