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Peking man
Peking mann. An extinct hominin known from fossil remains of the Pleistocene Epoch found in China, originally called Sinanthropus but now classified as Homo erectus.
[After Peking (Beijing), China.]Peking man n (Palaeontology) an early type of man, Homo erectus, remains of which, of the Lower Palaeolithic age, were found in a cave near Peking (now Beijing), China, in 1927 Peking manA type of primitive human being, remains of which were found in China.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Peking man - fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War IIHomo erectus - extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus" |
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Peking man
Peking man: see Homo erectusHomo erectus
, extinct hominin living between 1.6 million and 250,000 years ago. Homo erectus is thought to have evolved in Africa from H. habilis, the first member of the genus Homo. African forms of H.
..... Click the link for more information. .Peking man[′pē‚kiŋ ′man] (paleontology) Sinanthropus pekinensis. An extinct human type; the braincase was thick, with a massive basal and occipital torus structure and heavy browridges. MedicalSeeHomo erectusPeking man
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