Homo sapiens idaltu

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Homo sapiens idaltu is a subspecies of Homo sapiens that was recently discovered in Ethiopia, Africa in 2003. Homo sapiens idaltu differs from fossilized remains of Homo sapiens sapiens (Cro-Magnon man) found in Europe and other parts of the world in that its morphology has many archiac features not typical of Homo sapiens. It appears to be the oldest representative of the H. sapiens species found so far. The name idaltu is an Ethiopian word for "elder". Homo sapiens idaltu existed well over 160,000 years ago in ancient Africa.

The finding of this extinct subspecies of man poses a conundrum to the scientific community as its presence in the fossil record seems to support theories of evolution that contradict each other.

Other extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens include:

Homo sapiens rhodesiensis (rhodesian man)- discovered in Zimbabwe and South Africa
Homo sapiens cepranensis AKA Homo cepranensis (Ceprano man) morphologically very similar to H. s. rhodesiensis.
Homo sapiens palestinus (palestinian man) discovered in Palestina
Homo sapiens capensis (no information available)
Homo sapiens gromagnon AKA H. s. presapiens (Gro-Magnon man) circa 50,000 to 25,000 years ago

Other extinct species of the Homo genus which were once considered subspecies of H. sapiens include:

Homo heidelbergensis, formerly known as Homo sapiens heidelbergensis and Homo sapiens paleohungaricus.
Homo neanderthalensis, formerly known as Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
Homo erectus soloensis, formerly known as Homo sapiens soloensis, now thought to be late surviving representative of Homo erectus and not the ancestor of modern aboriginal Australians. Fossilized remains discovered in Australia.