Sentences with phrase «h. ergaster»

Until the discovery of the first jawbone at Dmanisi 25 years ago, researchers thought that the first hominins to leave Africa were classic H. erectus (also known as H. ergaster in Africa).

H. ergaster may be distinguished from H. erectus by its thinner skull bones and lack of an obvious sulcus.

This name was chosen due to the discovery of various tools such as hand - axes and cleavers near the skeletal remains of H. ergaster.

It is estimated that H. ergaster stood at 1.9 m (6ft3) tall with relatively less sexual dimorphism in comparison to earlier hominins.

Not exact matches

Dmanisi team members, among others, contend that the Georgian fossils belong to a single early population of H. erectus or to a single sub-subspecies, Homo erectus ergaster georgicus.

Authors David Lordkipanidze, Marcia S. Ponce de León, Ann Margvelashvili, Yoel Rak, G. Philip Rightmire, Abesalom Vekua and Christoph P. E. Zollikofer say significant anatomical features of this skull can be found in earlier fossils assigned to the genus Homo, such as H. habilis, H ergaster and H. rudolfensis, and argue all comprise a single species within the genus Homo, with less variation among them than can be found within contemporary Homo sapiens.

This specimen has been attributed as a male ergaster by some, though most place it in H. erectus, and that is where it will be discussed in detail.

At this time, ergaster basically means early H. erectus from Africa.