Homo erectus
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| - | # a [[taxonomic]] [[species]], within [[genus]] [[Homo]] - "Upright man" (extinct) | + | '''''Homo erectus ''''' (meaning "upright man," from the Latin ''ērĭgĕre'', "to put up, set upright") is an extinct [[species]] of [[hominid]] that lived from the end of the [[Pliocene epoch]] to the later [[Pleistocene epoch|Pleistocene]], with the earliest first fossil evidence dating to around 1.8 million years ago and the most recent to around 300,000 years ago. The species originated in [[Africa]] and spread as far as [[Spain]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[India]], [[China]] and [[Java]]. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * ''[[Homo ergaster]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Java Man]] | ||
| + | * [[Kozarnika]] | ||
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| + | '''General:''' | ||
| + | * [[List of fossil sites]] ''(with link directory)'' | ||
| + | * [[List of primate and hominin fossils]] ''(with images)'' | ||
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Homo erectus (meaning "upright man," from the Latin ērĭgĕre, "to put up, set upright") is an extinct species of hominid that lived from the end of the Pliocene epoch to the later Pleistocene, with the earliest first fossil evidence dating to around 1.8 million years ago and the most recent to around 300,000 years ago. The species originated in Africa and spread as far as Spain, Georgia, India, China and Java.
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General:
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of primate and hominin fossils (with images)
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