Eoanthropus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Eoanthropus
< New Latin (1913) < Greek ēo- eo- + ánthrōpos man
Example Sentences
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The U.K. human evolution research community enthusiastically embraced Eoanthropus dawsoni, better known as Piltdown Man.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 9, 2016
It was given the scientific name Eoanthropus dawsoni, which roughly translated as Dawson’s Dawn Ape.
From National Geographic
The discoverers regard this relic as a specimen of a distinct genus of the human species and it has been called Eoanthropus Dawsoni.
From The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments by Williams, William A. (William Asbury)
At the present time scarcely sufficient data are available to determine the relationship of Pithecanthropus and Eoanthropus to the later types of man.
From The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, Sir
But it may be well perhaps to state quite clearly here that no scientific man supposes either of these creatures, the Heidelberg Man or Eoanthropus, to be direct ancestors of the men of to-day.
From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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