Sinanthropus
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Sinanthropus is an archaic genus
in the scientific classification system to which the early hominid fossil
s of Peking man
and Lantian Man
were once assigned. Both have now been reclassified as Homo erectus
, and the genus Sinanthropus is disused.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the scientific classification system to which the early hominid fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
s of Peking man
Peking Man
Peking Man , Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. A group of fossil specimens was discovered in 1923-27 during excavations at Zhoukoudian near Beijing , China...
and Lantian Man
Lantian Man
Lantian Man , formerly Sinanthropus lantianensis is a subspecies of Homo erectus. Its discovery in 1963 was first described by J. K...
were once assigned. Both have now been reclassified as Homo erectus
Homo erectus
Homo erectus is an extinct species of hominid that lived from the end of the Pliocene epoch to the later Pleistocene, about . The species originated in Africa and spread as far as India, China and Java. There is still disagreement on the subject of the classification, ancestry, and progeny of H...
, and the genus Sinanthropus is disused.