Question

The earliest fossil evidence for homo erectus in western europe dates from ________ mya and was found in ________.

Answer 1

The earliest fossil evidence for Homo erectus in Western Europe dates from 1.2 Mya and was found in Sima del Elefante. Homo erectus means upright man, which is an extinct species of archaic humans that lived throughout Pleistocene geological era. They walked just like a modern human with adducted big toe and robust bones.