Homo Soloensis (Noun)
Meaning
Extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The fossil record indicates that Homo soloensis inhabited the island of Java during the late Pleistocene era.
- Researchers believe that Homo soloensis may have coexisted with Homo sapiens for a short period of time before becoming extinct.
- The discovery of Homo soloensis in the 1930s shed new light on human evolution and the history of our ancestors.
- Studies of Homo soloensis fossils suggest that this extinct species may have had a mix of primitive and advanced physical characteristics.
- Excavations at the Ngandong site in Java have uncovered several fossils of Homo soloensis, which have been extensively studied by paleoanthropologists.