brain sizes

What Was The Average Brain Size For Homo Erectus?

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What Was The Average Brain Size For Homo Erectus? Brain size in H. erectus averages about 950 cm(3), while in a series of Middle Pleistocene crania from Africa and Europe, volume is about 1230 cm(3). Did Homo erectus have the same brain size? erectus fossils have brain sizes only slightly larger than earlier hominins (australopiths),

What Factors Affect Primate Brain And Body Size?

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What Factors Affect Primate Brain And Body Size? Overall, diet appeared to be a more consistent predictor of brain size for a species than social complexity — brain sized increased with fruit eating more consistently than with greater number of social connections. What is correlated with brain size in primates? Among primates, relative brain size