Name the two hominids found in the early Pleistocene epoch.

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Early Pleistocene epoch:
Being the oldest division of the Pleistocene Epoch within the current Quaternary Period, the Early Pleistocene is an unofficial sub-epoch in the worldwide geologic timescale in chronostratigraphy.
Australopithecus: The fossils of Australopithecus Africanus were discovered in the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene rocks about 13 million years ago.
Homo habilis: He was known as a skillful man as he was the first tool maker on earth.

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