Homo erectus

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Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, and widespread presence across Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Homo erectus canonical 12
Homo erectus sensu lato 2
Peking Man 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct hominin species ⓘ
member of genus Homo ⓘ
associatedTechnology bifacial stone tools ⓘ
handaxes ⓘ
authority Eugène Dubois ⓘ
binomialName Homo erectus ⓘ
bodySizeRelativeTo similar to or slightly smaller than modern humans ⓘ
brainSizeRelativeTo larger than Homo habilis ⓘ
browRidge large continuous supraorbital torus ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName upright man ⓘ
cranialCapacity approximately 600–1100 cubic centimeters ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Homo habilis ⓘ
Homo sapiens ⓘ
earliestAppearance about 2 million years ago ⓘ
evidenceOf endurance running capability ⓘ
increased meat consumption ⓘ
long-distance walking ⓘ
evolutionaryRole early disperser of genus Homo out of Africa ⓘ
extinctionStatus extinct ⓘ
faceMorphology prognathic face with pronounced brow ridges ⓘ
family Hominidae ⓘ
fireUse possible early control of fire ⓘ
fossilRange Pleistocene ⓘ
linked to: Pleistocene epoch
genus Homo ⓘ
geographicDistribution Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
latestAppearance about 100000 years ago ⓘ
locomotion obligate bipedalism ⓘ
notableFossilSite Dmanisi, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Dmanisi

Koobi Fora, Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Koobi Fora

Ngandong, Java, Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: island of Java

Sangiran, Java, Indonesia ⓘ
Trinil, Java, Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: Museum Trinil

Zhoukoudian, China ⓘ
notableSpecimen Dmanisi skulls ⓘ
linked to: Dmanisi

Java Man ⓘ
Peking Man ⓘ
linked to: Homo erectus
order Primates ⓘ
pelvisMorphology adapted for efficient bipedalism ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
possibleDescendant Homo heidelbergensis ⓘ
Homo sapiens ⓘ
posture upright bipedal ⓘ
presenceIn Caucasus region ⓘ
China ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ
Java ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
skullShape long low cranium ⓘ
socialOrganization likely lived in groups ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
toolCulture Acheulean ⓘ
toolUse systematic stone tool production ⓘ
yearDescribed 1892 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Drimolen → hasFossilTaxon → Homo erectus ⓘ
Paranthropus robustus → coexistedWith → Homo erectus ⓘ
Homo → includesTaxon → Homo erectus ⓘ
Dmanisi → homininTaxonFound → Homo erectus ⓘ
Cao Yu → notableWork → Peking Man ⓘ
linked to: Homo erectus
Turkana Boy → taxon → Homo ergaster ⓘ
subject linked to: Turkana Boy fossil
linked to: Homo erectus
Turkana Boy → taxon → Homo erectus ⓘ
subject linked to: Turkana Boy fossil
Oldowan stone tools → usedBy → Homo erectus ⓘ
Swartkrans → associatedWithTaxon → Homo erectus ⓘ
subject linked to: SK
Theropithecus oswaldi → coexistedWith → early Homo ⓘ
linked to: Homo erectus
Homo erectus → binomialName → Homo erectus ⓘ
Homo erectus → notableSpecimen → Peking Man ⓘ
linked to: Homo erectus
Paranthropus aethiopicus → coexistedWith → early Homo ⓘ
linked to: Homo erectus
Homo habilis → coexistedWith → early Homo erectus ⓘ
linked to: Homo erectus
D2280 → taxon → Homo erectus ⓘ
D4500 → taxon → Homo erectus sensu lato ⓘ
linked to: Homo erectus
Skull 5 → taxonomicAssignment → Homo erectus sensu lato ⓘ
linked to: Homo erectus