Homo naledi

Summary

Homo naledi is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,241 views/month, #61 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• Homo naledi's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Homo naledi is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• star is named after Homo naledi^[5].
• Rising Star Cave is named after Homo naledi^[6].
• Homo naledi belongs to the parent taxon Homo^[7].
• Homo naledi's scientific name is Homo naledi^[8].
• Homo naledi's Commons category is recorded as Homo naledi^[9].
• The taxonomic type of Homo naledi is DH1^[10].
• Homo naledi began on -335000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Homo naledi ended on -236000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Homo naledi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -25.916667, 'lon': 27.783333}^[13].
• Homo naledi's Commons gallery is recorded as Homo naledi^[14].
• Homo naledi's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. naledi'}^[15].

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Classification

Homo naledi's scientific name is Homo naledi^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Homo^[7]. The taxonomic type of it is DH1^[10].

Discovery and Description

Things named after include star^[5], an astronomical object type^[16] and Rising Star Cave^[6], a cave^[17], in South Africa^[18].

Identifiers

Homo naledi's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47049600^[19]. Homo naledi's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8099152^[20].

Why It Matters

Homo naledi ranks in the top 0.63% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,241 views/month, #61 of 9,701).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]