H. helmei proposed species lived in South-East Africa during Middle Pleistocene. Florisbad skull has 1400cc capacity dated 294,000-224,000 years old. Omo remains dated to 230,000 years as oldest derived human fossils. Eliye Springs skull shows mosaic of basal and derived traits grouped with Omo 2 and LH 18. Florisbad compared to Cro-Magnons, Neanderthals, and Australian Aborigines. Mounier and Lahr support multiregional hypothesis with helmei morph closest to modern human LCA. Helmei morph exploded in diversity then extinct or contributed to modern genomes. Omo I more advanced, Omo II more primitive. Florisbad showed porotic hyperostosis, healed lesions, hyena chewing. Eliye Springs possibly 200-400,000 years old with anemia signs. Synonyms include H. florisbadensis and Africanthropus helmei. Site paleoecology indicates open grassland near water with diverse fauna. Stringer suggests subsuming into early H. sapiens. Hublin supports early H. sapiens classification. Scerri proposes African multiregionalism. McBrearty and Brooks resurrected H. helmei name.