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Homo heidelbergensis
Homo hei·del·ber·gen·sis H5268450 (hī′dəl-bûr-gĕn′sĭs)n. A species of extinct humans known from Pleistocene fossil remains found throughout Europe and Africa, and possibly in Asia, dating from about 600,000 to 200,000 years ago. Fossil finds known as Heidelberg man, Rhodesian man, and Steinheim man are examples of H. heidelbergensis.
[New Latin Homō heidelbergēnsis, species name : Latin homō, man + New Latin heidelbergēnsis, of Heidelberg (a fossil jawbone of the species having been found near the city in 1907 ).]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. Homo heidelbergensis - a type of primitive man who lived in EuropeHeidelberg manprimitive, primitive person - a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization |
EncyclopediaSeeHeidelberg manHomo Heidelbergensis
A hominid species that lived about 500,000 years ago and is thought to have been the first hominid to leave Africa; H heidelbergensis used tools and hunted, but showed no signs of making art, jewelry or other signs of abstract thought. He is regarded as the direct ancestor of Homo neanderthalensis in Europe and Homo sapiensHomo heidelbergensis
Related to Homo heidelbergensis: Australopithecus, NeanderthalSynonyms for Homo heidelbergensisnoun a type of primitive man who lived in EuropeSynonymsRelated Words- primitive
- primitive person
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