Homoerectus, extinct
species of the human genus , perhaps an ancestor of modern humans
(Homosapiens).
SignificanceofEuropeanHomoerectus :
One of the traits most commonly associated with Homo
erectus is an increase in body size .
As the body size of hominins increases, the brain size
increases as well .
The larger brain gave these hominins better capabilities for
processing complex ecological information across the more expansive
terrain containing higher quality food items .
More convincing evidence for the presence of H.
erectus in Europe has come from Ceprano in central Italy,
where a skull lacking its face was found in 1994.