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Eoanthropus

American  
[ee-oh-an-thruh-puhs, -uhn-throh-puhs] / ˌi oʊˈæn θrə pəs, -ənˈθroʊ pəs /

noun

  1. the genus to which the now-discredited Piltdown man was assigned.


Etymology

Origin of Eoanthropus

< New Latin (1913) < Greek ēo- eo- + ánthrōpos man

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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 William A. (William Asbury) Williams

Scientific men have named him Eoanthropus, the Dawn Man.

From A Short History of the World by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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 H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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