Species Profile
Homo erectus
Upright man
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderUnknown
FamilyUnknown
Introduction
Homo erectus lived about 1.9 million–140,000 years ago.
Fossils found in Africa and Asia.
Important stage in human evolution.
Size & Structure
01
Tall and strong body
02
Prominent brow ridges
03
Larger brain than H. habilis
04
Fully bipedal
Homo erectus — 3D Model
No 3D model available
General Features
- Coelom
- True coelom
- Body plan
- Tube within a tube body plan (Deuterostomous)
- Germ layer
- Triploblastic
- Metamerism
- Absent
- Body symmetry
- Bilateral
- Fertilization
- Internal
- Digestion type
- Complete
- Nervous system
- Well-developed cerebrum (800–1100 cc)
- Excretory organ
- Kidneys
- Body temperature
- Homeothermic
- Circulatory type
- Closed, double, complete
- Development type
- Direct
- Respiratory type
- Pulmonary respiration
- Mode of excretion
- Ureotelism
- Circulation system
- Closed
- Skeleton structure
- Endoskeleton
- Level of Organisation
- Organ system level
- Regulation of Osmosis
- Osmoregulator
Ecology
Hunter and gatherer
Controlled use of fire
Lived in diverse habitats
Economic Importance
Important evolutionary link
Advanced tool culture (Acheulean tools)
Migration studies