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The 53 pages that link to Homo erectus, each with the reason it gives.

• Human evolutionBroader topic: Its wide geographic range marks an early major expansion beyond Africa.

• HomininBroader topic: It represents a widespread hominin lineage associated with long-distance dispersal.

• AcheuleanRelated: Homo erectus is associated with many early Acheulean assemblages.

• OldowanRelated: Its early African populations used Oldowan technology, showing the industry's persistence alongside later hominins.

• Homo habilisCompared with: Its larger-bodied fossils overlap in time with Homo habilis and represent a different early Homo form.

• Sunda ShelfRelated: Exposed shelf landscapes may have shaped ancient routes and habitats in the region where its fossils occur.

• SundalandRelated: The changing geography of Southeast Asia shaped routes available to ancient human populations.

• Homo floresiensisRelated: It is a leading proposed ancestor of the Flores hominins.

• Lithic technologyRelated: Acheulean handaxes and other tools are associated with many Homo erectus populations.

• QuaternaryBroader topic: Its long history spans major Quaternary migrations and environmental transitions.

• Peking ManNarrower topic: Peking Man is a regional fossil assemblage usually assigned to this species.

• Hominin evolutionBroader topic: Its long range and geographic spread mark a major evolutionary success.

• Homo antecessorRelated: It is one proposed ancestral population for Homo antecessor.

• Homo nalediCompared with: Its anatomy and evolutionary history provide a comparison for assessing Homo naledi’s place in Homo.

• Middle PleistoceneRelated: Its populations persisted into the Middle Pleistocene and provide a contrast with later Homo groups.

• Paranthropus boiseiCompared with: Its comparatively smaller teeth illustrate a different evolutionary path among contemporary hominins.

• Dmanisi homininsRelated: Dmanisi fossils have often been compared with, or classified within, early Homo erectus.

• Foramen magnumBroader topic: Its skull anatomy provides evidence for the evolution of the hominin craniovertebral junction.

• Koobi ForaBroader topic: Koobi Fora preserves important African fossils attributed to this species.

• ZhoukoudianNarrower topic: The Zhoukoudian fossils are commonly classified within this widespread species.

• HomoBroader topic: Its long duration and geographic spread make it a defining case of Homo diversification.

• Java ManNarrower topic: Java Man is the historical name for fossils assigned to this species.

• Raymond DartCompared with: Its fossils fit the large-brained evolutionary sequence favored by many of Dart’s critics.

• Franz WeidenreichNarrower topic: The Zhoukoudian fossils he studied were classified as Homo erectus.

• Hominin phylogenyBroader topic: Its wide geographic and temporal range reveals a major branch of human evolution.

• Out of Africa migrationCompared with: Its earlier expansion distinguishes the dispersal of archaic humans from the later movement of our species.

• Richard LeakeyRelated: Turkana Boy belongs to this species, whose classification and evolutionary role remain debated.

• Homo rudolfensisCompared with: Its more widely recognized species status contrasts with the uncertainty around Homo rudolfensis.

• HumanCompared with: Its widespread range and anatomy illuminate earlier forms of human life.

• Lower PaleolithicRelated: It is associated with Acheulean technology and early dispersals beyond Africa.

• Paranthropus robustusRelated: Its overlap with P. robustus raises questions about coexistence and competition.

• Homo ergasterNarrower topic: Many researchers include African Homo ergaster fossils within this broader species.

• Homo luzonensisRelated: It is a possible ancestral relative in debates about human dispersal in Asia.

• Origin of languageNarrower topic: Its anatomy and broad dispersal help frame proposals for communication before modern humans.

• Davidson BlackNarrower topic: Peking Man is now classified within this species.

• Lantian ManNarrower topic: Lantian Man has traditionally been classified within this species.

• Yuanmou ManNarrower topic: Yuanmou Man is commonly classified within this species.

• Control of fire by early humansRelated: Its wide dispersal and changing anatomy make it central to hypotheses about early fire use.

• Homo rhodesiensisCompared with: Its broad and disputed classification overlaps with debates about which fossils belong to Homo rhodesiensis.

• Multiregional origin of modern humansNarrower topic: It represents an ancestral archaic population invoked in some regional-continuity arguments.

• Early human migrationsBroader topic: Its early expansion shows that long-distance migrations began before modern humans.

• Eugène DuboisNarrower topic: The species to which Dubois assigned his Java fossils.

• Nanjing ManNarrower topic: Nanjing Man is classified within this widespread, long-lived human species.

• Solo ManNarrower topic: Solo Man is commonly treated as a late, regional population of this widespread species.

• AustralopithecineCompared with: It illustrates anatomical changes that followed australopithecine forms.

• Brow ridgeBroader topic: Many specimens have a thick, continuous supraorbital torus.

• Ceprano ManRelated: Some researchers interpret Ceprano as an archaic member of this species.

• Homo gautengensisCompared with: The proposed species has sometimes been compared with early Homo erectus in classification debates.

• Origin of speechBroader topic: Its anatomy and dispersal feature in hypotheses about early speech capabilities.

• Penghu 1Compared with: Some researchers have considered whether Penghu 1 belongs within this widespread species.