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🦴 An old human genus 📚 Old scientific name
Javanthropus

Javanthropus

9.9
An old scientific name for an early human now called Solo man
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : Javanthropus
  • Researchers reclassified Javanthropus as Homo soloensis after further study of the remains.

Examples

  • The discovery of Javanthropus fossils contributed to our understanding of human evolution in Asia.

  • Although Javanthropus is no longer a valid genus, the name appears in older scientific literature.

  • The Javanthropus fossils were discovered in Indonesia.

  • Many scientists believe that Javanthropus was a precursor to modern humans.

  • Researchers reclassified Javanthropus as Homo soloensis after further study of the remains.

  • The discovery of Javanthropus fossils contributed to our understanding of human evolution in Asia.

  • The Javanthropus fossils were discovered in Indonesia.

Synonyms

Homo soloensis
vsJavanthropus
  • Specialized
9.9

A type of early human that lived long ago in Java and is now extinct

is the older genus name formerly used for the same fossil now replaced

Surface Forms

Javanthropus singular
Javanthropi plural

Morphology

Javanthropus = Java (opaque) = Java + anthropus

The most recognizable base is Java, but the remaining classical element is not a productive English morpheme for most learners.

Etymology

Javanthropus comes from the island Java and the Greek anthropos 'human', so it literally means a 'human from Java'. You can see the same root in anthropology 'study of humans', and that is why scientists once used Javanthropus for the Solo man fossils before they were called Homo soloensis.