How did this face compare to Homo erectus and the Georgian skulls? Both of these hominins had pronounced differences from Pink on the sides of the face, with cheekbones that protruded outward more.

Rather, the facial fragments belong to Homo affinis erectus—and the finding, reported today in Nature, indicates that the human population in Europe turned over at the end of the Early Pleistocene.

erectus, until further discoveries began to muddy the waters. A total of five skulls – four of which have their jaws attached ...

The team suspects the specimens belonged to Homo erectus, a species well-known from ... However, Martinón-Torres said the morphology of the skull fossil found in 2022 didn’t match up with ...

erectus, Bermúdez de Castro suggested, followed by the arrival of H. antecessor. RELATED STORIES — Child's shattered skull may be oldest Homo erectus fossil on Earth ...

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was found ...

The left cheekbone and upper jaw of a partial skull belonging to an extinct human ... Researchers believe Pink bears some similarities to Homo erectus, thought to be the first human species ...

These skulls belong to Homo erectus, but they are much smaller than typical Homo erectus fossils, leading scientists to classify them as a subspecies known as Homo erectus georgicus. The Dmanisi ...

Scientists say a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old ...

The team suspects the specimens belonged to Homo erectus, a species well-known from fossils found ... However, Martinón-Torres said the morphology of the skull fossil found in 2022 didn’t match up ...

Similarities between Pink and Homo erectus prompted scientists to give ... When a fragment of a skull emerged from a cave in northern Spain, archaeologist Rosa Huguet was almost certain it came ...