Title
Homo erectus
Caption
Homo erectus / extinct hominid living between 1.6 million and 250 / 000 years ago. Homo erectus is thought to have evolved in Africa from H. habilis / the first member of the genus Homo. Anatomically and physiologically / H. erectus resembles contemporary humans except for a stouter bone structure. The size of its braincase (850-1000 cc) / approaches that of H. sapiens / but the cranial bones are more massive than either those of H. habilis or modern humans.H. erectus dispersed into Asia more than 1.3 million years ago / and into Europe by at least 400 / 000 years ago. Fossils of this species were first discovered in 1891 by French anatomist Eugene Dubois in Java.
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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A03_370
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Rights managed
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