Homo erectus
species of archaic humans believed to be extinct in a pure form
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Summary
Homo erectus is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.041% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,345 views/month, #4 of 9,701).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Homo[4]
- Taxon name: Homo erectus[5]
- Commons category: Homo erectus[6]
- Start time: -1900000-00-00T00:00:00Z[7]
- End time: -143000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Homo erectus[9]
- Short name: H. erectus[10]
- Taxon common name: Caveman[11], Püstine inimene[12], Pystyihminen[13], הומו ארקטוס[14], człowiek wyprostowany[15], Homem das cavernas[16], Dik duran insan[17], 直立人[18], người đứng thẳng[19], pokončni človek[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
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Identifiers
Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 414233[22], 414230[23], 414228[24], 414231[25], and 410444[26]. Homo erectus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4454110[27]. Homo erectus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827564[28].
Why It Matters
Homo erectus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]