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 …

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 …

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 …

Jan 18, 2017 · Homo erectus, or 'upright man', is an extinct species of human that occupies an intriguing spot within the human evolutionary lineage. These prehistoric hunter-gatherers were …

Sep 28, 2023 · Homo erectus is the scientific name of a species of the genus Homo, i.e. a hominid belonging to a phase of human evolution. The name Homo erectus comes from Latin, …

By far the longest-surviving human species, Homo erectus was the first hominin to evolve a truly human-like body shape. It was the first of our relatives known to have travelled beyond Africa, …

Dec 18, 2019 · New dating evidence shows that it survived until just over 100,000 years ago on the Indonesian island of Java - long after it had vanished elsewhere. This means it was still...

Homo erectus, (Latin: “upright man”) Extinct species of early hominin, perhaps a direct ancestor of human beings (Homo sapiens). Homo erectus flourished from c. 1,700,000 to 200,000 years …

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 …

Oct 14, 2021 · Known as H. erectus, this species is fascinating for its variety of “firsts.” Appearing in the fossil record about 2 million years ago, H. erectus was the first hominin to have relatively …