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'''''Sinanthropus''''' (from Sino-, "[[China]]", and anthro-, "man") is an archaic [[genus]] in the [[scientific classification]] system to which the early [[hominid]] [[fossil]]s of [[Peking man]] and [[Lantian Man]] were once assigned. Both have now been reclassified as ''[[Homo erectus]]'', and the genus ''Sinanthropus'' is disused. |
'''''Sinanthropus''''' (from Sino-, "[[China]]", and anthro-, "man") is an archaic [[genus]] in the [[scientific classification]] system to which the early [[hominid]] [[fossil]]s of [[Peking man]] and [[Lantian Man]] were once assigned. Both have now been reclassified as ''[[Homo erectus]]'', and the genus ''Sinanthropus'' is disused. |
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Sinanthropus contained two species: |
''Sinanthropus'' contained two species: |
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* [[Peking Man]] — ''Sinanthropus pekinensis'' (currently ''Homo erectus pekinensis'') |
* [[Peking Man]] — ''Sinanthropus pekinensis'' (currently ''Homo erectus pekinensis'') |
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* [[Lantian Man]] — ''Sinanthropus lantianensis'' (currently ''Homo erectus lantianensis'') |
* [[Lantian Man]] — ''Sinanthropus lantianensis'' (currently ''Homo erectus lantianensis'') |
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Sinanthropus (from Sino-, "China", and anthro-, "man") is an archaic genus in the scientific classification system to which the early hominid fossils of Peking man and Lantian Man were once assigned. Both have now been reclassified as Homo erectus, and the genus Sinanthropus is disused.
Sinanthropus contained two species:
- Peking Man — Sinanthropus pekinensis (currently Homo erectus pekinensis)
- Lantian Man — Sinanthropus lantianensis (currently Homo erectus lantianensis)
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