Homo sapiens
Age: 100,000 years ago to present
Oldest known fossils are in Africa (Omo, Ethiopia; ~100,000 years old) and Israel (Jebel Qafzeh, 92,000 years old).
Earliest European H. sapiens is referred to as ěCro-Magnonsî, named after a site in France.
- Oldest Cro-Magnons about 35,000-40,000 years old
- Controversy over possible breeding with Neandertals
- Rapidly replaced Neandertals