Homo erectus is an extinct hominin species belonging to the genus Homo. Its temporal range is around 1.8–0.2 million years ago.
Keywords: hominin; Homo erectus; Zhoukoudian; Trinil; Pleistocene
Homo erectus
Bernard A Wood, The George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003315
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| Further Reading | |
| book Klein R (1999) The Human Career, 2nd edn. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. | |
| book Conroy GC (1997) Reconstructing Human Origins. New York: Norton. | |
| book Rightmire GP (1990) The Evolution of Homo erectus. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. | |
