Homo erectus sensu lato

Weidenreich Reconstructions ("Late Asian erectus")

Classic composite Wiendenreich reconstruction

Lateral view of the classic composite Wiendenreich reconstruction

Mandible from the classic composite

Skull from Broken Hill

Note. The strong presence of a supra-orbital torus and the angled zygomatics

Comparison of a modern human femur and the femoral head and knee from Broken Hill. Note that the two are almost indistinguishable

If H. heidelbergensis is a valid species, the following are considered members:

From Sima de los Huesos, Spain: Skull 5

Mandible of Skull 5

From Saldanha, South Africa

Mauer Mandible (German)

Comparison of mandibles:

From above left to bottom right: two modern human mandibles, the Mauer mandibles, and the Skull 5 mandible

H. erectus sensu stricto

Sangiran VI:

Bottom view of the foramen magnum (left) , as well as the posterior portion of the skull (right)

Sangiran VI: Meganthropus

Teeth and portion of the mandible

Teeth and portion of the mandible

Sangiran 17