jun 3, 1900000 BC - homo erectus

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homo erectus is the oldest known early humans to have possessed modern human-like body proportions with relatively elongated legs and shorter arms compared to the size of the torso.

The most complete fossil individual of this species is known as the ‘Turkana Boy’.

homo erectus is the earliest species in the human lineage to have so many human-like qualities.

claim: they look almost like a human and had a larger diet than other human ancestors.

map: traveled a lot further because of the larger diet


source 1.
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-erectus

source 2.
https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/homo-erectus-a-bigger-smarter-97879043

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