Pithecanthropus erectus

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:artifacts gptkb:item
gptkbp:associated_with early human evolution
gptkbp:behavior cooperative hunting
gptkbp:body_style large brow ridges
long legs, short arms
gptkbp:casualties foraging and scavenging
gptkbp:characteristics bipedal
gptkbp:climate adapted to varying climates
gptkbp:community widely studied by anthropologists.
gptkbp:cultural_practices use of fire
gptkbp:cultural_significance bridge between apes and modern humans
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Person
gptkb:species
gptkbp:diet omnivorous
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Eugene_Dubois
Java, Indonesia
gptkbp:ecological_role transitional species
gptkbp:first_appearance approximately 1.9 million years ago
gptkbp:foot thick skull
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Java_Man
tropical forests
1.8 million years
skull and femur
first hominin found outside Africa
important for hominin studies
gptkbp:habitat Asia and Africa
woodlands and open savannas
gptkbp:has_ability developing tool-making skills
gptkbp:has_skin prognathous face
gptkbp:headcount approximately 900 cm³
gptkbp:height approximately 1.7 meters
gptkbp:historical_debate classification as a separate species
gptkbp:historical_documentation evidence of early art
gptkbp:historical_period Pleistocene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pithecanthropus erectus
gptkbp:is_a_tool_for gptkb:battle
gptkbp:migration migrated from Africa to Asia
gptkbp:origin closely related to modern humans
development of social structures
gptkbp:predators large carnivores
gptkbp:rate_of_fire gptkb:battle
gptkbp:reproduction likely monogamous
gptkbp:research_focus key to understanding human evolution
gptkbp:scientific_classification Paleoanthropology
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Pithecanthropus_erectus
gptkbp:significance first known hominin to leave Africa
gptkbp:social_structure likely small groups
gptkbp:species gptkb:Homo_habilis
gptkbp:wildlife approximately 0.5 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Java_Man
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3