Peking man

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Peking man: see Homo erectus Homo erectus , extinct hominid 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. Anatomically and physiologically, H.
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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.

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