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jun 15, 2000000 BC - homo erectus (called upright man)

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https://www.livescience.com/41048-facts-about-homo-erectus.html

fact 1: Compared with modern Homo sapiens, which have only been around for the last 200,000 years, Homo erectus, or "upright man," had a long reign. The ancient ancestor of modern humans lived from 2 million years ago till about 100,000 years ago, possibly even 50,000 years ago.

fact 2: named upright man but the scientific name is homo erectus

fact 3: he ancient ancestor of modern humans lived from 2 million years ago till about 100,000 years ago, possibly even 50,000 years ago. Fossils of H. erectus also show that the species lived in numerous locales across the globe, including South Africa, Kenya, Spain, China, and Java (Indonesia).

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jun 15, 2000000 BC
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~ 2003357 years ago

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