Nanjing Man
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Nanjing Man is a specimen of Homo erectus (possibly Homo pekinensis[1]) found in China. Large fragments of one male and one female skull and a molar tooth of were discovered in 1993 in Hulu Cave (Chinese: 葫芦洞; pinyin: Húlu dòng; lit. 'Calabash cave') on the Tangshan (汤山) hills in Jiangning District, Nanjing. The specimens were found in the Hulu limestone cave at a depth of 60–97 cm by Liu Luhong, a local worker.[2] Dating the fossils yielded an estimated age of 580,000 to 620,000 years old.[3]
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Catalog no. | Nanjing 1-3 |
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Common name | Nanjing Man |
Species | Homo erectus Homo pekinensis? |
Age | 580-620 ka |
Place discovered | Jiangning District |
Date discovered | March 1993 |
Discovered by | Liu Luhong |
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