Homo erectus (/ ˌhoʊmoʊ əˈrɛktəs / lit. ' upright man') is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, spanning nearly 2 million years.

Jan 3, 2024 · 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 …

Mar 19, 2025 · 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 …

H. erectus is the longest lived of all human species. Although some researchers believe that what we now know as erectus consists of several distinct species (including Homo georgicus and …

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 …

Mar 19, 2025 · While the cranial capacity of H. erectus falls short of that of Homo sapiens, it far exceeds the capacities of the australopiths. The difference between Australopithecus and H. …

Mar 19, 2025 · The youngest hominins generally accepted as H. erectus are from Tighenif in Algeria (800–600 kya), Zhoukoudian in China (770–230 kya), and Sambungmacan and …

Jun 23, 2015 · Homo erectus was once thought to have first evolved from an earlier human ancestor, known as Homo habilis, somewhere in East Africa. It was thought that H. erectus …

About two million years ago, a new set of fossils began to appear in the human fossil record. Designated as Homo erectus, they show evidence of increases in both body size and brain …

Apr 30, 2023 · After 2 million years ago, a new hominin appeared on the scene. Known as Homo erectus, the prevailing scientific view was that this species was much more like us. These …