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Sinanthropus

NOUN
  1. genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned

How To Use Sinanthropus In A Sentence

  • Peking Man was originally called Sinanthropus pekinsis, but this name has been discarded and Peking man is considered Homo erectus.
  • I've also recently posted regarding the supraordinal clade euarchontaglires and the Asian origin of primates at Sinanthropus We flightless primates
  • Breuil and Teilhard discovered that the Sinanthropus, or Pekin Man, of Chou-Kou-Tien, closely related to the Pithecanthropus of Java, was a Homo Faber, i.e. he used fire and stone tools.
  • We have used, for the representation of the skull of Homo erectus, the reconstruction of the Sinanthropus, which has been made many years ago by Weidenreich.
  • I have always enjoyed pointing out that a Catholic priest (Lemaitre) conceived of the Big Bang, and a Jesuit (Teilhard de Chardin) discovered Homo erectus (then called Sinanthropus, Peking man). "Eppur, si muove..."
  • Why, he is the most irresponsible simian since Sinanthropus!
  • Where did Sinanthropus pekinensis fit in the human family tree? Ancestral Passions
  • There is no reason to believe that Boule and Vallois were comparing Sinanthropus to a monkey, rather than an ape.
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