H. erectus and H. ergaster actually belong to the same species, they are subspecies rather than distinct species. H. ergaster is simply the term used for the African variant of H. erectus, whereas H. erectus refers to the Eurasian populations. The reason behind this was that the ergaster fossils were presumably somewhat earlier and have been found for the most part in Africa. The erectus discoveries have been found widespread in Africa. Fossils revealed that bone structures was almost similar in two types of fossils obtained.
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