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8 matches to Homo Erectus
Homo Erectus. 1,500,000BC. Immedediate precursor to Homo Sapiens.
Java Man. First known fossils of Homo Erectus, discovered 1891.
Peking Man. 350,000BC. Homo Erectus fossil discovered 1927.
Cro-Magnon Man. 30,000BC-. First Homo Sapiens.
Homo Sapiens. 350,000BC. Neanderthal.
Leakey, Louis. 1903-72. British anthropological archeologist. With wife Mary, discovered homo habilis and other ancient humanoid fossils.
Linnaeus, Carolus. 1707-78. Swedish botanist. Created Latin genus/species naming convention. Systema Naturae 1735. Philosophia Botanica 1751. Classified Homo Sapiens 1766.
Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. Irish writer. Imprisoned for homosexuality. “Art for art’s sake”. Dorian Gray 1891. Importance of Being Earnest 1895. Ballad of Reading Gaol 1898.