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Homo ergaster ( | Homo ergaster (Greek derivation: ''working man''), an early '''hominid''', may either have been a predecessor of '''Homo erectus''' or an early Homo erectus. H. ergaster’s presence has been dated variously and may have ranged over a period of 1.9 to 1.5 million years ago. Remains of H. ergaster have been discovered in '''Kenya''' and [[Dmanisi (paleoanthropology) |Dmanisi]] in the [[Georgia (country)|Republic of Georgia]].<ref>[http://anthropology.si.edu/humanorigins/ha/erg.html Homo ergaster] Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute</ref> <ref>[http://www.msu.edu/~heslipst/contents/ANP440/ergaster.htm Homo ergaster] Steven Heslip, Michigan State University</ref> | ||
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| Homo ergaster Fossil range: Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||
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| Homo ergaster Colin Groves & Vratja Mazak, 1975 |
Homo ergaster (Greek derivation: working man), an early hominid, may either have been a predecessor of Homo erectus or an early Homo erectus. H. ergaster’s presence has been dated variously and may have ranged over a period of 1.9 to 1.5 million years ago. Remains of H. ergaster have been discovered in Kenya and Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia.[1] [2]
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- ↑ Homo ergaster Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute
- ↑ Homo ergaster Steven Heslip, Michigan State University