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History of Prehistory

Geochronological timescale

Hominin Species Names

Cite any non-quoted material obtained here as follows:

Calvert, A., K. Flammer, A. Hayes, C. Ibarra, T. Lin, D. Lowen, M. Pevey,M. Thompson, S. Vivelo, B. Wheelis, & H. Gilbert. 2025. Species naming and current status of Anthropopithecus erectus. Accessed from the Human Fossil Record Database at fossilized.org on January 17, 2025 .

Anthropopithecus erectus

Synonyms: Homo erectus

Anthropopithecus erectus would be assigned to Homo erectus using the Fossilized.org alpha taxonomy

Original diagnosis:

Date of Publication: 1892

Authors: Eugene Dubois

Holotype: Trinil 2

Citation: Dubois, 1892. "Palaeontologische onderzoekingen op Java." Jaarboek van het Mijnwezen in Nederlandsch-Indie over her jaar 1890-1891. Mededeelingen, pp. 60-61.

Notes:

See a larger plot of sites with specimens assigned to erectus

Sites that have fossils assigned to erectus

Maba or Mapa ~ 0.133 Ma

Narmada ~ 0.1425 Ma

Jinniushan ~ 0.2185 Ma

Loyangalani (Kenya) ~ 0.3 Ma

Sidi Abderrahman ~ 0.39 Ma

Visogliano ~ 0.4 Ma

Ceprano ~ 0.4075 Ma

Longtandong cave ~ 0.41 Ma

Sale ~ 0.422 Ma

Lantian ~ 0.45 Ma

Zuttiyeh Cave ~ 0.453 Ma

Ain Maarouf ~ 0.455 Ma

Ternifine or Tighenif ~ 0.455 Ma

Huludong Cave ~ 0.485 Ma

Vertesszollos ~ 0.5 Ma

Kocabaş or Kokobash ~ 0.5 Ma

Olduvai Gorge Bed IV ~ 0.675 Ma

Zhoukoudian Locality 15 ~ 0.77 Ma

Yunxian County ~ 0.775 Ma

Melka Kontoure ~ 0.7905 Ma

Atapuerca Gran Dolina (TD 6 level) ~ 0.8185 Ma

Bapang Formation ~ 0.84 Ma

Olduvai Gorge Bed III ~ 0.975 Ma

Olorgesaille Member 1 ~ 0.983 Ma

Thomas Quarries ~ 0.989 Ma

Buia ~ 1 Ma

Middle Awash Daka Member ~ 1.019 Ma

Makuyuni Lower Manyara Beds ~ 1.125 Ma

Busidima North and Asbole ~ 1.15 Ma

Atapuerca Sima del Elefante ~ 1.15 Ma

Gongwangling ~ 1.1505 Ma

Perning or Mojokerto ~ 1.4 Ma

Olduvai Gorge Bed II ~ 1.46 Ma

West Turkana Nariokotome III Kaitio Member ~ 1.47 Ma

Koobi Fora Okote Member ~ 1.52 Ma

Konso Kayle Member ~ 1.565 Ma

Ileret (KBS Member) ~ 1.567 Ma

Dmanisi ~ 1.7 Ma

Koobi Fora KBS Member ~ 1.745 Ma

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Fossilized.org presents precise geographic locations and current best date estimates for late Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene sites with human ancestor (hominin) fossils and archaeology. Several interactive visual interfaces allow users to generate maps and tables that relate localities, fossils, tools, and evolutioanry events with geography and time. The data content is dynamic and is updated daily, as are new interface features. This site started as a course syllabus for Anthropology 3101: Human Evolution 2 at California State University, East Bay, and grew with each quarter it was used. Now fossilized.org has over 200 sites and hundreds of bibliographic citations. Check back often for updates. human evolution database paleoanthropology biological anthropology database physical anthropology human origins coordinates site locations location latitude longitude age Pleistocene database Quaternary database Pliocene Holocene evolutionary history site database geochronology hominin hominidae hominid hominini acheulean oldowan middle stone age mousterian paleolithic late stone age neolithic hominin database hominin DB hominin darabase hominin dayabase hominin datavase hominid darabase hominid dayabase hominid datavase hominid database hominid fossil database human origins database hominin database hominin fossil database hominid skull human ancestor database fossil human ancestors best paleoanthropology site best paleoanthropology database best hominin database best hominid database hominin site database hominid site database coordinates map hominid site map hominin site map paleoanthropology site coordinates human evolution database human origins database fossil record database