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Homo erectus

Homo erectus. Time Period of Existance. Homo erectus evolved in Africa around 1.8 million years ago. Became extinct around .5 million years ago. Locations of Species. Dig Sites in October 1891 Trinil , Indonesia China Africa Discovered by Eugene DuBois

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Homo erectus

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  1. Homo erectus

  2. Time Period of Existance • Homo erectus evolved in Africa around 1.8 million years ago. • Became extinct around .5 million years ago

  3. Locations of Species • Dig Sites in October 1891 • Trinil, Indonesia • China • Africa • Discovered by Eugene DuBois • Artifacts and bones can be found in: • Africa • Asia • Europe

  4. Physical Characteristics • Males were about 5’10” and Females were about 5’1” • Long gradually sloping foreheads, somewhat flat at the front and back. • Short wide faces with noses projected forward • Thick brow ledges • Believed to have experienced heavy physical exertion

  5. Similarities with us • Similar skeleton to modern man, also clearly heavily muscled like me. • Close to similar heights • Homo erectus humans look a lot like gorillas

  6. Works Cited • www.stanford.edu/~harryg/protected/chp22.htm • becominghuman.org/node/homo-erectus • archaeologyinfo.com/homo-erectus/

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