Homo erectus is a direct ancestor of modern humans ... “proves beyond any question” that two different hominins were walking in the same area at the same time. “The idea that they lived ...

Walking upright, they had longer legs and ... though not quite as large as the brains of today’s humans, Homo sapiens. H. erectus persisted for more than 1.5 million years before going extinct ...

His ribcage and shoulder girdle indicate that he could swing his arms when walking or running ... With the appearance Homo erectus/ergaster in the fossil record we also see the first use of ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...