Sinanthropus (Noun)
Meaning
Genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Peking man was initially classified as a member of the genus Sinanthropus, but it is now considered to be a part of the genus Homo.
- The fossil remains of Sinanthropus pekinensis were discovered in the 1920s and 1930s in China.
- Sinanthropus was a genus of extinct hominids that was once thought to be distinct from Homo erectus.
- The discovery of Sinanthropus fossils in China provided important evidence for human evolution in Asia.
- The classification of Sinanthropus as a separate genus is no longer widely accepted by paleoanthropologists.