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Solo man
So·lo man S0551100 (sō′lō)n. An extinct hominin known from fossil remains found in Indonesia, previously classified as a distinct species of Homo but now regarded as an example of H. erectus.
[After the Solo River of central Java.]Solo man (ˈsəʊləʊ) n (Anthropology & Ethnology) a type of early man, Homo soloensis, of late Pleistocene times, having a skull resembling that of Neanderthal man but with a smaller cranial capacity[C20: after Solo, site in central Java where remains were found]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Solo man - early man of late Pleistocene; skull resembles that of Neanderthal man but with smaller cranial capacity; found in JavaHomo soloensis - extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus |
Solo Man
Solo man[′sō·lō ′man] (paleontology) A relatively late but primitive form of fossil man from Java; this form had a small brain, heavy horizontal browridges, and a massive cranial base. Solo Man (genus Javanthropus), a fossil man, skeletal remains of which were discovered in Java, near the village of Ngandong. MedicalSeeNeanderthal manSolo man
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