Question

What are the features of Homo erectus?

Answer 1

1) H. erectus is the same species as H. ergaster, and thereby H. erectus is a direct ancestor of the later hominins including Homo heidelbergensis, Homo antecessor, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo Denisova, and Homo sapiens; or,2) it is in fact an Asian species or subspecies distinct from African H. ergaster.[6]

Answer 2

Homo erectus had a brain size approaching that of modern humans. Averaging just under 1,000 cubic centimeters, this brain actually reached the lower limit of modern human brain size. Erectus was also the first human species to have a wide, fleshy nose. The face was flat and the skull had prominent ridges over the brow...