Homo habilis

extinct species of the genus Homo
Taxon fossil_taxon Q101373
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Homo habilis

Summary

Homo habilis is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,679 views/month, #26 of 9,701).[2]

Key Facts

  • Homo habilis's image is recorded as Homo habilis.jpg[3].
  • Homo habilis's image is recorded as KNM ER 1813 (H. habilis).png[4].
  • Homo habilis's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[5].
  • Homo habilis's taxon rank is recorded as species[6].
  • Homo habilis's parent taxon is recorded as Homo[7].
  • Homo habilis's taxon name is recorded as Homo habilis[8].
  • Homo habilis's GND ID is recorded as 4565762-2[9].
  • Homo habilis's Commons category is recorded as Homo habilis[10].
  • Homo habilis's taxonomic type is recorded as OH 7[11].
  • Homo habilis's start time is recorded as -2100000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Homo habilis's end time is recorded as -1440000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Homo habilis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qhz[14].
  • Homo habilis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42410196[15].
  • Homo habilis's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 83082[16].
  • Homo habilis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827554[17].
  • Homo habilis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Homo habilis[18].
  • Homo habilis's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0519527[19].
  • Homo habilis's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Homo-habilis[20].
  • Homo habilis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. habilis'}[21].
  • Homo habilis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Osav inimene'}[22].
  • Homo habilis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'הומו הביליס'}[23].
  • Homo habilis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Człowiek zręczny'}[24].
  • Homo habilis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Человек умелый'}[25].
  • Homo habilis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Yetenekli insan'}[26].
  • Homo habilis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'чалавек умелы'}[27].

Why It Matters

Homo habilis ranks in the top 0.27% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,679 views/month, #26 of 9,701).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It is credited with the discovery of control of fire by early humans[30], a skill[31].

FAQs

What did Homo habilis discover?

Homo habilis is credited as discoverer of control of fire by early humans[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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