Homo Erectus

Homo Erectus is an extinct species of human-like hominin that lived in Africa, Asia, and Europe from 1.9 million to roughly 143,000 years ago. First identified in 1891 by palaeontologist Eugene Dubois, Homo Erectus was the first species of the Homo genus in the human lineage to have a wide geographic range and a reliance on stone technology, as well as a number of skeletal changes associated with locomotion, including a long lower limb and short arms. Its significance in human evolution lies in its being a predecessor to Homo Sapiens, our own species, allowing for the continuity of the human species and, ultimately, our own existence.