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Homo ergaster (Latin: ''working man''), an early '''hominid''', may either have been a predecessor of '''Homo erectus''' or an early Homo erectus. H. ergaster’s presence has been dated variously and may have ranged over a period of 1.9 to 1.5 million years ago. Remains of H. ergaster have been discovered in '''Kenya''' and [[Dmanisi (paleoanthropology) |Dmanisi]] in the [[Georgia (country)|Republic of Georgia]].<ref>[http://anthropology.si.edu/humanorigins/ha/erg.html Homo ergaster] Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute</ref> <ref>[http://www.msu.edu/~heslipst/contents/ANP440/ergaster.htm Homo ergaster] Steven Heslip, Michigan State University</ref>
Homo ergaster (Greek derivation: ''working man''), an early '''hominid''', may either have been a predecessor of '''Homo erectus''' or an early Homo erectus. H. ergaster’s presence has been dated variously and may have ranged over a period of 1.9 to 1.5 million years ago. Remains of H. ergaster have been discovered in '''Kenya''' and [[Dmanisi (paleoanthropology) |Dmanisi]] in the [[Georgia (country)|Republic of Georgia]].<ref>[http://anthropology.si.edu/humanorigins/ha/erg.html Homo ergaster] Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute</ref> <ref>[http://www.msu.edu/~heslipst/contents/ANP440/ergaster.htm Homo ergaster] Steven Heslip, Michigan State University</ref>


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Homo ergaster
Fossil range: Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Homo
Species: H. ergaster
Binomial name
Homo ergaster
Colin Groves & Vratja Mazak, 1975

Homo ergaster (Greek derivation: working man), an early hominid, may either have been a predecessor of Homo erectus or an early Homo erectus. H. ergaster’s presence has been dated variously and may have ranged over a period of 1.9 to 1.5 million years ago. Remains of H. ergaster have been discovered in Kenya and Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia.[1] [2]

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  1. Homo ergaster Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute
  2. Homo ergaster Steven Heslip, Michigan State University