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Family Member: Homo
Man
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“homo”
A fossil human form that lived from approximately two million years ago to 200,000 years ago: The Homo erectus is thought to be an ancestor of the Homo sapiens.
The Homo erectus existed over a large part of the Old World.
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The earliest representative of the genus Homo: The Homo habilis, the primitive human, appeared in Africa about two million years ago and was the first to use stone tools.
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1. Genus and species to which modern humans as well as earlier extinct forms belong: The first appearance of Homo sapiens may be as early as 400,000 years ago.
2. Etymology: from Latin for "wise man."
2. Etymology: from Latin for "wise man."
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