Homo erectus - Wikipedia
వెబ్Homo erectus (/ ˌ h oʊ m oʊ ə ˈ r ɛ k t ə s /; meaning "upright man") is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, with its earliest occurrence about 2 million years ago. Its specimens are among the first recognizable members of the genus Homo.
Timeline of human evolution - Wikipedia
వెబ్From its earliest appearance at about 1.9 Ma, H. erectus is distributed in East Africa and Southwest Asia (Homo georgicus). H. erectus is the first known species to develop control of fire, by about 1.5 Ma. H. erectus later migrates throughout Eurasia, reaching Southeast Asia by 0.7 Ma.
Human evolution - Wikipedia
వెబ్In Africa in the Early Pleistocene, 1.5–1 Ma, some populations of Homo habilis are thought to have evolved larger brains and to have made more elaborate stone tools; these differences and others are sufficient for anthropologists to classify them as a new species, Homo erectus—in Africa.
Homo erectus - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
వెబ్3, జన 2024, · Overview: 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 and shorter arms compared to the size of the torso.
Homo erectus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
వెబ్Homo erectus (Latin: "upright man") is an extinct species of the genus Homo. Fossil remains were found in Java (1890s) and in China (1921). Nearly all of them were lost during World War II , but there are casts that are considered to be reliable evidence.
Homo erectus | Definition, Characteristics, Skull, Diet, Tools,
వెబ్1, జూన్ 2024, · Homo erectus, extinct species of the human genus (Homo), maybe an ancestor of modern humans (H. sapiens). H. erectus, apparently the first human species to control fire, likely originated in Africa and dispersed quickly through Africa, Europe, and South and Southeast Asia starting about 1.9 million years ago.
Homo erectus, our ancient ancestor | Natural History Museum
వెబ్The 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 was also the first known hominin to migrate out of Africa, and possibly the first to cook food.
Homo erectus - The Australian Museum
వెబ్Homo 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 distinctive skull shape and large brow ridges, have mostly been found in China and Indonesia.
Homo Erectus - World History Encyclopedia
వెబ్18, జన 2017, · Homo erectus, or 'upright man', is an extinct species of human that occupies an intriguing spot within the human evolutionary lineage.
Homo erectus - A Bigger, Smarter, Faster Hominin Lineage
వెబ్Homo erectus is often referred to as the first cosmopolitan hominin lineage, meaning the first hominin species whose geographic range had expanded beyond a single continental region.