Homo erectus - Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi
WEBHomo erectus (fra latin: "det oprejste menneske") er en art af menneskenes forfædre. Arten udvikledes i Afrika for omtrent 1,8 millioner år siden, og er især kendt for at være det første menneskelignende væsen, som forlod Afrika, og udbredtes til resten af verden. Homo erectus lærte at forbedre de redskaber, som forgængeren, Homo habilis (fra …
Homo erectus - Wikipedia
WEBHomo 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.. Several human species, such as H. heidelbergensis and H. antecessor, appear to have evolved …
Timeline of human evolution - Wikipedia
WEBHomo erectus derives from early Homo or late Australopithecus. Homo habilis, although significantly different of anatomy and physiology, is thought to be the ancestor of Homo ergaster, or African Homo erectus; but it is also known to have coexisted with H. erectus for almost half a million years (until about 1.5 Ma).
Homo erectus | Definition, Characteristics, Skull, Diet, Tools,
WEBHomo erectus, extinct species of the human genus (), perhaps an ancestor of modern humans (Homo sapiens). H. erectus most likely originated in Africa, though Eurasia cannot be ruled out. Regardless of where it first evolved, the species seems to have dispersed quickly, starting about 1.9 million years ago (mya) near the middle of the Pleistocene …
Homo erectus - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
WEBden 3. jan. 2024 · History of Discovery: Eugène Dubois, a Dutch surgeon, found the first Homo erectus individual (Trinil 2) in Indonesia in 1891. In 1894, Dubois named the species Pithecanthropus erectus, or ‘erect ape-man.’At that time, Pithecanthropus (later changed to Homo) erectus was the most primitive and smallest-brained of all known early human …
Java Man - Wikipedia
WEBJava Man (Homo erectus erectus, formerly also Anthropopithecus erectus, Pithecanthropus erectus) is an early human fossil discovered in 1891 and 1892 on the island of Java (Indonesia). Estimated to be between 700,000 and 1,490,000 years old, it was, at the time of its discovery, the oldest hominid fossil ever found, and it remains the …
Homo Erectus - World History Encyclopedia
WEBden 18. jan. 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 highly successful in adapting to vastly different habitats across the Old World, as fossils connected with this species have been found ranging from Africa all the …
Homo erectus - The Australian Museum
WEBHomo erectus Age. Homo erectus species lived between 100,000 and 1.6 million years ago, although some estimates extend this to between 35,000 and 1.8 million years ago.. Important fossil discoveries. After years of searching Indonesia for ‘the missing link’, Dutchman Eugene Dubois finally uncovered part of a skull in 1891 (known as ‘Java Man’).
Homo erectus, our ancient ancestor | Natural History Museum
WEBHomo erectus facts . Lived: from about two million years ago until at least 250,000 years ago Where: Africa, Asia and perhaps Europe Appearance: human-like body proportions and upright stance, a protruding brow ridge, large face and no chin Brain size: about 550-1,250cm 3 Height: about 1.4-1.8m Weight: about 41-65kg Diet: meat (initially from …
Homo erectus – Wikipedia
WEBHomo erectus. Homo erectus (det oppreiste menneske) var et menneskelig vesen som antas å ha levd for 70 000 til 1,8 millioner år siden. Det første skjelettfunn ble gjort av Eugène Dubois i Trinil på Java i Indonesia, og fikk navnet Javamennesket. I 1893 ga Dubois arten det vitenskapelige navnet Pithecanthropus erectus.
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