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Homo erectus could run long distances despite being ‘built like a rugby player’

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Early humanoid ancestor Homo erectus was the first to be able to run long distances despite having a ‘wide, deep chest’ like Neanderthals, a new study reveals.   Researchers from the London’s Natural History Museum examined the ribcage of the famous Homo erectus skeleton – Turkana Boy – to better understand the species’ breathing. This is … Read more

Long distance running Homo erectus were ‘built like rugby players’

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Early humanoid ancestor Homo erectus was the first to be able to run long distances despite having ‘wide, deep chests’ like Neanderthals, a new study revealed.   Researchers from the Natural History Museum examined the ribcage of the famous Homo erectus skeleton – Turkana Boy – to better understand the species breathing. This is the first … Read more

Homo Sapiens WERE to blame for Neanderthal extinction

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Homo sapiens WERE to blame for Neanderthal extinction because they were better hunters and out-competed them for food, computer model shows Experts have long been divided on he reason for the extinction of Neanderthals They lived in Eurasia for 300,000 years and went extinct 40,000 years ago This coincided with the introduction of Homo sapiens into their … Read more

Human ancestor Homo erectus existed 200,000 years before previously thought

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Human ancestor Homo erectus may have lived two million years ago and emerged in South Africa – 200,000 years before previously thought Species was thought to have emerged 1.8 million years ago in east Africa   A skull found near Johannesburg predates this by around 200,000 years   Homo erectus may have lived alongside two other hominin species —  Australopithecus … Read more