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Homo erectus - Wikipedia
Homo erectus (/ ˌ h oʊ m oʊ ə ˈ r ɛ k t ə s / lit. ' upright man ') is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, spanning nearly 2 million years. It is the first human species to …
Timeline of human evolution - Wikipedia
Homo erectus derives from early Homo or late Australopithecus. Homo habilis, although significantly different of anatomy and physiology, is thought to be the ancestor of Homo …
Human evolution - Wikipedia
Hominins (including the Australopithecine and Panina subtribes) parted from the Gorillini tribe between 8 and 9 mya; Australopithecine (including the extinct biped ancestors of humans) …
Homo erectus | Definition, Characteristics, Skull, Diet, Tools,
2025年2月7日 · Homo erectus, extinct species of the human genus (Homo), perhaps an ancestor of modern humans (Homo sapiens). H. erectus most likely originated in Africa, though Eurasia …
Homo erectus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Homo erectus (Latin: "upright man") is an extinct species of the genus Homo. [1] Fossil remains were found in Java (1890s) and in China (1921). Nearly all of them were lost during World War …
Peking Man - Wikipedia
Peking Man (Homo erectus pekinensis) is a subspecies of H. erectus which inhabited what is now northern China during the Middle Pleistocene. Its fossils have been found in a cave some 50 …
Homo erectus - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
Early African Homo erectus fossils (sometimes called Homo ergaster) are the oldest known early humans to have possessed modern human-like body proportions with relatively elongated legs …
Java Man - Wikipedia
Java Man (Homo erectus erectus, formerly also Anthropopithecus erectus or Pithecanthropus erectus) is an early human fossil discovered in 1891 and 1892 on the island of Java …
Homo erectus, our ancient ancestor | Natural History Museum
The extinct ancient human Homo erectus is a species of firsts. It was the first of our relatives to have human-like body proportions, with shorter arms and longer legs relative to its torso. It …
Homo erectus - The Australian Museum
Homo erectus is now one of the better known of our human relatives with over 40 specimens excavated from Java and China. Fossils of these short and stocky humans, with their …