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pithecanthropus

/ˌpɪθ.ɪˈkæn.θrə.pəs/

Tradução: Antiga designação genérica de hominídeos primitivos semelhantes a macacos, hoje classificados como Homo erectus.

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/ˌpɪθ.ɪˈkæn.θrə.pəs/C2formalscientific
  • ptAntiga designação genérica de hominídeos primitivos semelhantes a macacos, hoje classificados como Homo erectus.

A former genus name for primitive, apelike hominids, now classified as Homo erectus.

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  1. Former genus of early humansC2formalscientific

    A former genus name for a group of early hominins, now classified as Homo erectus, known from fossil remains found in Java.

    ptPitecantropo

    • Pithecanthropus erectus was discovered by Eugène Dubois in the 1890s.
    • The fossils of Pithecanthropus were crucial in understanding human evolution.
    • Modern scientists reclassified Pithecanthropus as part of the Homo genus.
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  • pithecanthropus's possessive singular form