erectus, until further discoveries began to muddy the waters. A total of five skulls – four of which have their jaws attached ...

These are skull casts from human evolution. Left to right: Australopithecus afarensis, Homo habilis, Homo ergaster, Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

The exhibition is the first time some of the original fossils are on public display, including skull fossils of Homo erectus. Indonesia's Minister of Culture Fadli Zon emphasized the region's ...

researchers believe that all five skulls come from the same ancient population - a species that they say is most consistent with Homo erectus because of particular traits, like the shape of the ...

Paleontologists have unearthed the oldest fossil belonging to the hominin species Homo erectus. The 2 million-year-old fossil skull, excavated over a five-year period in South Africa, suggests the ...

While experts haven’t confirmed Pink’s exact hominin species just yet, they may belong to our famous evolutionary relative, Homo erectus. Hominins began migrating into Eurasia at least 1.8 ...

In a fascinating discovery that will force scientists to rewrite our species' evolutionary history, an international team has unearthed the earliest known skull of Homo erectus-- the first of our ...