Homo ergaster - Wikipedia
Homo ergaster is an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Africa in the Early Pleistocene. Whether H. ergaster constitutes a species of its own or should be subsumed into H. erectus is an ongoing and unresolved dispute within palaeoanthropology.
Homo erectus - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
Jan 3, 2024 · Early African Homo erectus fossils (sometimes called Homo ergaster) are 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.
Homo ergaster - The Australian Museum
Homo ergaster was first proposed as a new species in 1975 after scientists re-examined a fossil jaw previously identified as Homo habilis. Colin Groves and Vratislav Mazák noticed some unique features about this jaw that made it different to our other human ancestors.
All About Turkana Boy | Turkana Basin Institute
A boy with a head of hair, rather than fur-covered, whose proportions—arms, shoulders, chest and legs, resembled those of modern humans. He was named “Turkana Boy”. Overlapping with the australopithecines and an intermediate hominid form Homo habilis, Turkana Boy was exciting for multiple reasons.
What Drove Homo Erectus Out of Africa? | Smithsonian
Oct 19, 2021 · ‘Ubeidiya is one of the earliest-known sites settled by H. erectus (sometimes called Homo ergaster) en route out of Africa. The ancient site—named after a nearby Palestinian Arab village and...
The first migrations out of Africa - The Australian Museum
Homo ergaster (or African Homo erectus) may have been the first human species to leave Africa. Fossil remains show this species had expanded its range into southern Eurasia by 1.75 million years ago. Their descendents, Asian Homo erectus, then spread eastward and were established in South East Asia by at least 1.6 million years ago.
Homo ergaster | eFossils Resources
Homo ergaster's dispersal is limited to the continent of Africa, and fossil remains have been found in East Africa at Olduvai Gorge and East Turkana, and in South Africa at Swartkrans. Scientists continue to debate whether H. ergaster and Homo erectus are the same species.
Homo erectus | Definition, Characteristics, Skull, Diet, Tools,
Sep 19, 2024 · Homo erectus, extinct species of the human genus (Homo), perhaps an ancestor of modern humans (Homo sapiens). H. erectus most likely originated in Africa, though Eurasia cannot be ruled out.
Homo ergaster - SpringerLink
Homo ergaster is a fossil hominin species often used to describe a subset of fossils within Homo erectus. Proponents generally allocate early African Homo erectus fossils dating from c. 1.8–1.4 Ma to Homo ergaster, mainly on the basis of smaller, more
Homo ergaster and Its Contemporaries | SpringerLink
Dec 24, 2014 · Homo ergaster is the designation of choice for the growing number of paleoanthropologists who believe that the fossils previously allocated to “African Homo erectus” are sufficiently different from the Asian type material of H. erectus to warrant assignment to a distinct species.