List of human evolution fossils

The following tables give an overview of notable finds of s and  relating to, beginning with the formation of the tribe  (the divergence of the ) in the late , roughly 7 to 8 million years ago.

As there are thousands of fossils, mostly fragmentary, often consisting of single bones or isolated teeth with complete skulls and skeletons rare, this overview is not complete, but does show some of the most important finds. The fossils are arranged by approximate age as determined by and/or  and the species name represents current consensus; if there is no clear scientific consensus the other possible classifications are indicated.

Most of the early fossils shown are not considered direct ancestors to  but are closely related to direct ancestors and are therefore important to the study of the lineage. After 1.5 million years ago (extinction of '), all fossils shown are human (genus '). After 11,500 years ago (11.5 ka, beginning of the ), all fossils shown are , illustrating in the formation of.

(7.2 – 5.5 million years old)
The chimpanzee–human divergence likely took place during about 10 to 7 million years ago. The list of fossils begins with , dated some 7.2 million years ago, which may or may not still be ancestral to both the human and the chimpanzee lineage. For the earlier history of the human lineage, see , .

Abbreviations used in fossil catalog name

 * AL –, Ethiopia
 * ARA-VP – Aramis Vertebrate Paleontology, Ethiopia
 * BAR – (Lukeino, ), Kenya
 * BOU-VP – Bouri Vertebrate Paleontology, Ethiopia
 * D –, Georgia
 * ER –, Kenya
 * KGA – Konso-Gardula, Ethiopia
 * KNM – Kenya National Museum
 * KP – Kanapoi, Kenya
 * LB –, Indonesia
 * LH –, Tanzania
 * MH – Hominin, South Africa
 * NG –, Indonesia
 * OH – Hominid, Tanzania
 * SK –, South Africa
 * Sts, Stw –, South Africa
 * TM – Transvaal Museum, South Africa
 * TM – Toros-Menalla, Chad
 * WT –, Kenya