Genus Sinanthropus (Noun)
Meaning
Genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The fossil evidence from Zhoukoudian was initially classified as belonging to the genus Sinanthropus.
- The genus Sinanthropus was once considered a distinct genus of early humans, but is now widely regarded as a synonym for Homo erectus.
- Peking man, discovered in China in the 1920s, was originally assigned to the genus Sinanthropus.
- The genus Sinanthropus was a key component of early human evolution studies in the early 20th century.
- Fossils found in China and Indonesia were once classified as separate species within the genus Sinanthropus.