Etymology:
Meaning:
"Ape-man" or "ape-human"
Origin:
The term "Pithecanthropus" was first used by the Dutch paleontologist Eugène Dubois in 1894 to describe a fossil hominid that he had discovered in Java (now Indonesia). Dubois believed that the fossil represented an intermediate form between apes and humans.
Description:
Pithecanthropus is the name given to a genus of extinct hominids that lived in Southeast Asia approximately 1.6 million to 50,000 years ago. The genus includes the following species:
Pithecanthropus individuals were characterized by:
Significance:
The discovery of Pithecanthropus was a significant milestone in human paleontology. It provided evidence for the existence of hominids who lived before modern humans and who had some ape-like features. Pithecanthropus is now recognized as an important ancestor of the human species and is considered to be part of the genus Homo.
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