Homo Rhodesiensis (Noun)
Meaning
A primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The fossil remains of Homo rhodesiensis were first discovered in the 1920s in what is now Zambia.
- Homo rhodesiensis is thought to have lived around 125,000 to 100,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch.
- Studies of the Homo rhodesiensis fossil have revealed a mix of archaic and modern traits.
- Some researchers consider Homo rhodesiensis to be a regional variant of Homo heidelbergensis, while others argue that it is a distinct species.
- The exact relationship between Homo rhodesiensis and other human ancestors is still the subject of ongoing debate and research.