https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0 Why is Homo erectus an important species in understanding human evolution? en-us 2022-06-02 23:10:44 UTC 2025-06-12 11:39:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1721871756/4539bca6a113fc70df5d5cb110a73540/homo_erectus_skull_natural_history_museum_londonscience_photo_library.jpg ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209520745 Homo erectus is an important species because it was the earliest hominin discovered outside of Africa displaying modern human-like traits and features. ]]> 2022-06-02 23:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209520745 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209548278 Homo erectus lived between 1.89 million and 110,000 years ago. They were descendants of hominin Australopithecus. They are the earliest ancestors to exhibit human proportions and their progress was the key to our evolution as a species.]]> 2022-06-03 00:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209548278 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209548407 Australopithecus was shorter and had ape-like upper bodies with human-like lower bodies. They created simpler stone tools due to their small brain capacities. Unlike Homo Erectus, Australopithecus had larger molars for grinding food.]]> 2022-06-03 00:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209548407 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209584636

Homo erectus and modern-day humans share similar arm and leg lengths.

Homo erectus and Homo sapiens have comparably sized brains.

Homo erectus teeth are normal-sized compared to earlier ancestors who had larger molars.

Research suggests Homo erectus childbirth was similar to Homo sapiens.

]]> 2022-06-03 00:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209584636 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209657943 Homo erectus had human-like upper and lower bodies compared to their previous ancestors. They were more adapted to walking upright and standing between 4 ft 9 in and 6 ft 1 in. They also had larger brains due to their enlarged cranium measuring at 900cc which was the most important factor in their survival.]]> 2022-06-03 01:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209657943 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209658497 This is the skeleton of Turkana Boy, also called Nariokotome Boy, a young Homo erectus who lived 1.5 to 1.6 million years ago. He was discovered in 1984 on the bank of the Nariokotome River near Lake Turkana, Kenya. The boy's age ranged between 7 and 11 years old when he died. It is the most complete early hominin skeleton ever found.]]> 2022-06-03 02:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209658497 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209658624 Homo erectus descended from Australopithecus. Homo erectus is the ancestor of Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis. Humans are all members of the Hominidae family.]]> 2022-06-03 02:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209658624 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209658684 Homo erectus developed more sophisticated stone tools compared to tools made by Australopithecus. This handaxe was most likely used for hunting, chopping, and cooking.]]> 2022-06-03 02:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209658684 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209658843

Homo erectus was the first ancestor that showed evidence of using fire.

Fire allowed Homo erectus to cook and prepare meat from prey.

Homo erectus developed hunting parties so they could consume larger animals.

Settlements flourished as a result of ample access to food.

A diverse diet and regular meat consumption helped enlarge their brains.

]]> 2022-06-03 02:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209658843 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209670170 The story of human evolution began about 7 million years ago, when the lineages that lead to Homo sapiens and chimpanzees separated. Learn about the over 20 early human species that belong in our family tree and how the natural selection of certain physical and behavioral traits defined what it means to be human.]]> 2022-06-03 02:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2209670170 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211059625 The earliest remains of Homo erectus were discovered in Eastern Africa. This video reveals the migration of Homo erectus from Africa to East Asia.]]> 2022-06-04 20:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211059625 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211194492 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.’ ]]> 2022-06-05 05:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211194492 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211197284 1.7 Million – 130,000 years ago.
Explore an interactive map that covers the story of the first Hominids to leave Africa and venture into Europe and Asia and how early Hominids adapted in unique ways to the environments they encountered, developing into Neanderthals in Europe, Denisovans in Asia, and our own species: Homo sapiens in Africa.]]> 2022-06-05 05:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211197284 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211199873 This timeline identifies the genetic history of the family Hominidae.]]> 2022-06-05 05:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211199873 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211233315 “Homo Erectus.” 2022. Open.spotify.com. May 12, 2022. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PsUIZOKXHpvL6aXPTUZjZ?si=0dc57d2ceeed4c1a.

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Van Arsdale, Adam P. 2013. “Homo Erectus - a Bigger, Smarter, Faster Hominin Lineage | Learn Science at Scitable.” Nature.com. 2013. https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/homo-erectus-a-bigger-smarter-97879043/.]]> 2022-06-05 07:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211233315 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211459983 Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of our ancestors, Homo erectus, who thrived on Earth for around two million years. Homo erectus spread from Africa to Asia and it was on the Island of Java that fossilized remains were found in 1891 in an expedition led by Dutch scientist Eugène Dubois. Homo erectus people adapted to different habitats, ate varied food, lived in groups, and had the stamina to outrun their prey; and discoveries have prompted many theories on the relationship between their diet and the size of their brains, their ability as seafarers, on their creativity and on their ability to speak and communicate.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PsUIZOKXHpvL6aXPTUZjZ?si=3dee56ad1f5b4495

]]> 2022-06-05 17:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211459983 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211561151 G. Philip Rightmire is a biological anthropologist. The Evolution of Homo Erectus documents the history of this extinct human species and suggests a route whereby Homo erectus may have given rise to people more like Homo sapiens.]]> 2022-06-05 22:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211561151 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211578600 Homo erectus is the ancestrial link between great apes and modern humans. They were the first to expand beyond Africa because of their adapted bodies and evolved brains. Utilizing their intelligence they progressed humanity further than any hominin and became the stepping stone of human evolution.]]> 2022-06-05 23:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2211578600 ollinsantacruz https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2746417638 2023-10-15 00:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ollinsantacruz/j8m3vlthdri5ujq0/wish/2746417638