Is it correct to call all humans 'homo Africanus '?

No. Certainly, Homo sapiens arose in Africa. However, so did Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and a variety of other species of the Homo genus and our other ancestors. The Linnean name arrived at for our species is Homo sapiens. read more

Certainly, Homo sapiens arose in Africa. However, so did Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and a variety of other species of the Homo genus and our other ancestors. The Linnean name arrived at for our species is Homo sapiens. That’s the name everybody uses. “Homo africanus” is both unrecognized and ambiguous. read more

A. africanus has only been found in what is today South Africa, and then only at 4 sites. H. habilis fossils have been found in east Africa. But there are those fossils from Dmansi, Georgia. read more

Body proportions in Australopithecus afarensis and A. africanus and the origin of the genus Homo. Journal of Human Evolution 35, 1-22. Scott, R. S., Ungar, P.S., Bergstrom, T.S., Brown, C.A., Grine, F.E, Teaford, M.F., Walker, A., 2005. read more