Knowra Lantian Man Lantian Man Lantian Man is the name for early human fossil remains found in Lantian County, China. Traditionally classified as Homo erectus, the remains are dated to roughly 1.6 million years ago.
Gongwangling : A site in Lantian County, China, where a fossil human skull dated to roughly 1.6 million years ago was found. Its skull is the best-known fossil assigned to Lantian Man.
Homo erectus : An extinct human species that lived across Africa and Eurasia for nearly two million years. Lantian Man has traditionally been classified within this species.
Gongwangling skull : A fossil human cranium discovered at Gongwangling in Lantian County, China. Its discovery in 1964 established the best-known part of the Lantian Man record.
Peking Man : Homo erectus fossils found at Zhoukoudian near Beijing, mostly dating to roughly 770,000–400,000 years ago. Peking Man is younger and comes from a different region of China.
Homo erectus sensu lato : A broad classification grouping diverse early human fossils under Homo erectus. This approach accommodates the anatomical and geographic variation in the Lantian fossils.
Chenjiawo : A site in Lantian County, China, where a fossil human mandible was found in 1964. Its mandible is the second principal fossil associated with Lantian Man.
Paleomagnetism : The study of magnetic signals preserved in rocks and sediments. Magnetic reversals in the fossil-bearing sediments help establish their age.
Chenjiawo mandible : A fossil human lower jaw discovered at Chenjiawo in Lantian County, China. Found in 1963, it preceded the Gongwangling skull in the fossil record.
Yuanmou Man : Early human fossil remains from Yuanmou County in Yunnan, China, often assigned to Homo erectus. Its proposed age makes Yuanmou another early Chinese fossil comparison.
Homo erectus sensu stricto : A narrower use of Homo erectus for fossils judged to belong to the species’ more restricted form. A narrower species definition can change whether Lantian Man remains within Homo erectus.
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