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'''''Homo rhodesiensis''''' refers to an extinct hominin species of the genus ''Homo'', first described in 1921 by Arthur Smith Woodward in reference to the ''Kabwe skull'' fossil recovered at Broken Hill, or [[Kabwe]], in [[Zambia]] (once known as [[Northern Rhodesia]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gbif.org/occurrence/787018738 |title= GBIF 787018738 Fossil of ''Homo rhodesiensis'' Woodward, 1921 | publisher= GBIF org |date= |accessdate=December 9, 2015}}</ref> A number of morphologically-comparable fossil remains came to light in East Africa (Bodo, Ndutu, Eyasi, Ileret) and North Africa (Salé, Rabat, Dar-es-Soltane, Djbel Irhoud, Sidi Aberrahaman, Tighenif) during the 20th century and were classified as ''Homo rhodesiensis''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pnas.org/content/99/3/1134.full.pdf |title= The evolution and development of cranial form in ''Homo'' | publisher= Department of Anthropology, Harvard University |date= |accessdate=December 9, 2015}}</ref> | '''''Homo rhodesiensis''''' refers to an extinct hominin species of the genus ''Homo'', first described in 1921 by Arthur Smith Woodward in reference to the ''Kabwe skull'' fossil recovered at Broken Hill, or [[Kabwe]], in [[Zambia]] (once known as [[Northern Rhodesia]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gbif.org/occurrence/787018738 |title= GBIF 787018738 Fossil of ''Homo rhodesiensis'' Woodward, 1921 | publisher= GBIF org |date= |accessdate=December 9, 2015}}</ref> A number of morphologically-comparable fossil remains came to light in East Africa (Bodo, Ndutu, Eyasi, Ileret) and North Africa (Salé, Rabat, Dar-es-Soltane, Djbel Irhoud, Sidi Aberrahaman, Tighenif) during the 20th century and were classified as ''Homo rhodesiensis''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pnas.org/content/99/3/1134.full.pdf |title= The evolution and development of cranial form in ''Homo'' | publisher= Department of Anthropology, Harvard University |date= |accessdate=December 9, 2015}}</ref> | ||
