Homo Habilis

Homo habilis is an extinct hominin that lived in Africa between 2.3 and 1.6 million years ago. The type specimen, OH 7 (Olduvai Hominid #7), was discovered by Louis Leakey at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, in 1960. It consists of a mandible and two parietal (skull) bones that are 1.7 million years old. The species (literally