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Homo erectus

Homo erectus evolved in Africa and migrated to other continents about 1.3 million years ago

Source: Carl Sagan, Cosmos (New York: Random House, 1980)

Homo Habilis
Forensic facial reconstruction of an adult female Homo erectus
Image by Tim Evanson under CC BY-SA 2.0 license

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