Homo erectus

E571806

extinct hominin species member of genus Homo

Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, and widespread presence across Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Homo erectus canonical	5
Homo ergaster	1
Peking Man	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6105719 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Homo erectus
Context triple: [Drimolen, hasFossilTaxon, Homo erectus]

A. Pithecanthropus Erectus
Pithecanthropus Erectus is a landmark 1956 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, noted for its innovative arrangements and early examples of avant-garde jazz.
B. Paranthropus robustus
Paranthropus robustus is an extinct robust australopithecine hominin species from southern Africa, characterized by a heavy jaw, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing.
C. Homo
Homo is the biological genus that includes modern humans and their closest extinct relatives, characterized by advanced cognitive abilities and the use of complex tools.
D. Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus africanus is an early hominin species from southern Africa, dating to about 3–2 million years ago, that exhibits a mix of ape-like and human-like traits and is important for understanding human evolution.
E. Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus afarensis is an early bipedal hominin species from eastern Africa, best known from the famous "Lucy" fossil and considered a key ancestor in human evolution.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Homo erectus
Target entity description: Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, and widespread presence across Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

A. Pithecanthropus Erectus
Pithecanthropus Erectus is a landmark 1956 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, noted for its innovative arrangements and early examples of avant-garde jazz.
B. Paranthropus robustus
Paranthropus robustus is an extinct robust australopithecine hominin species from southern Africa, characterized by a heavy jaw, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing.
C. Homo
Homo is the biological genus that includes modern humans and their closest extinct relatives, characterized by advanced cognitive abilities and the use of complex tools.
D. Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus africanus is an early hominin species from southern Africa, dating to about 3–2 million years ago, that exhibits a mix of ape-like and human-like traits and is important for understanding human evolution.
E. Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus afarensis is an early bipedal hominin species from eastern Africa, best known from the famous "Lucy" fossil and considered a key ancestor in human evolution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extinct hominin species ⓘ member of genus Homo ⓘ
associatedTechnology	bifacial stone tools ⓘ handaxes ⓘ
authority	Eugène Dubois NERFINISHED ⓘ
binomialName	Homo erectus NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodySizeRelativeTo	similar to or slightly smaller than modern humans ⓘ
brainSizeRelativeTo	larger than Homo habilis ⓘ
browRidge	large continuous supraorbital torus ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	upright man ⓘ
cranialCapacity	approximately 600–1100 cubic centimeters ⓘ
diet	omnivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Homo habilis NERFINISHED ⓘ Homo sapiens ⓘ
earliestAppearance	about 2 million years ago ⓘ
evidenceOf	endurance running capability ⓘ increased meat consumption ⓘ long-distance walking ⓘ
evolutionaryRole	early disperser of genus Homo out of Africa ⓘ
extinctionStatus	extinct ⓘ
faceMorphology	prognathic face with pronounced brow ridges ⓘ
family	Hominidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
fireUse	possible early control of fire ⓘ
fossilRange	Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Homo NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
latestAppearance	about 100000 years ago ⓘ
locomotion	obligate bipedalism ⓘ
notableFossilSite	Dmanisi, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Koobi Fora, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngandong, Java, Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangiran, Java, Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinil, Java, Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhoukoudian, China NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSpecimen	Dmanisi skulls NERFINISHED ⓘ Java Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Peking Man NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Primates ⓘ
pelvisMorphology	adapted for efficient bipedalism ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
possibleDescendant	Homo heidelbergensis ⓘ Homo sapiens ⓘ
posture	upright bipedal ⓘ
presenceIn	Caucasus region ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Java NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
skullShape	long low cranium ⓘ
socialOrganization	likely lived in groups ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
toolCulture	Acheulean NERFINISHED ⓘ
toolUse	systematic stone tool production ⓘ
yearDescribed	1892 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Drimolen → hasFossilTaxon → Homo erectus ⓘ

Paranthropus robustus → coexistedWith → Homo erectus ⓘ

Homo → includesTaxon → Homo erectus ⓘ

Dmanisi → homininTaxonFound → Homo erectus ⓘ

Cao Yu → notableWork → Homo erectus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peking Man

Turkana Boy fossil → taxon → Homo erectus ⓘ

subject surface form: Turkana Boy

this entity surface form: Homo ergaster