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Homo erectus is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, with its earliest occurrence about 2 Mya, and its specimens are among the first recognisable members of the genus Homo.
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Homo erectus was one of the first species of Homo to closely resemble Homo sapiens. They stood between 4.9 to 6.1 feet tall, and weighed somewhere in the range of 88 and 155 lbs.
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In Popular Culture[]
- Homo erectus appeared in Walking with Cavemen. In the documentary, the H. erectus encountered a Gigantopithecus.
- In First Peoples, Homo erectus appeared in the episode "Asia".
