Homo erectus Dubois, 1892
Upright man
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Homo ergaster; Pithecanthropus erectus Dubois, 1892
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 117kya-108kya (Rizal et al., 2019)
Distribution
Afro-Eurasia
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
NB: The bibliography below includes all African members of H. ergaster as members of H. erectus following (Baab, 2008). If they really do constitute different taxa then the bibliography for H. erectus would necessarily be much shorter.
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