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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

Mammoth, 43, 49 Man, brotherhood of, 216, 224, 380 Man, 43; Heidelberg, 45; Eoanthropus, 47; Neanderthal, 47, 48 et seq.; earliest known, 53 et seq.

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

Scientific men have named him Eoanthropus, the Dawn Man.

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

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)

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