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Saldanha man
[ sal-dah-nuh-man ]
/ sælˈdɑ nə ˌmæn /
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noun
the fossil remains of a hominin between about 200,000 and 500,000 years of age and presumed to be Homo heidelbergensis: the specimen was discovered in southwestern South Africa in 1953, and to date no hominin fossil has been found in a more southern location.
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Origin of Saldanha man
First recorded in 1950–55; from Saldanha, the name of a town in southwestern South Africa or from Saldanha Bay, after which the town was named
Words nearby Saldanha man
Salavat, Salazar, salbutamol, Salcantay, Salchow, Saldanha man, Salduba, sale, saleable, sale and leaseback, Salem
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