Yuanmou Man

Yuanmou Man is the name given to hominin fossils discovered in Yuanmou County, Yunnan, China. They are commonly classified as Homo erectus and dated to roughly 1.7 million years ago.

Yuanmou hominin site: An early Pleistocene fossil locality in Yuanmou County, Yunnan, China, where hominin remains were found. The site is the archaeological context for the fossils named Yuanmou Man.
Homo erectus: An extinct human species that lived across Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene. Yuanmou Man is commonly classified within this species.
Hominin: A human or extinct species more closely related to humans than to chimpanzees. The remains are hominin fossils, even though their precise classification is debated.
Homo erectus in China: The fossil record and scientific study of Homo erectus populations in China. Yuanmou's classification contributes to a record whose regional variation remains debated.
Yuanmou tooth: A fossil hominin tooth discovered at Yuanmou, China, and attributed to Homo erectus. The tooth is the clearest fossil behind the site's hominin identification.
Dmanisi hominins: Early Homo fossils from Dmanisi, Georgia, dating to about 1.8 million years ago. Their well-dated Eurasian presence provides a benchmark for early dispersal beyond Africa.
Pleistocene: The geological epoch lasting from about 2.58 million to 11,700 years ago. The fossils' proposed age places them in the early Pleistocene.
Homo erectus taxonomy: The classification of fossils assigned to Homo erectus and related early human groups. The fragmentary Yuanmou remains make species-level assignment difficult to test.
Yuanmou incisors: Two fossil upper incisors found at Yuanmou and assigned to an early Homo hominin. These teeth are central to the identification and age arguments associated with Yuanmou Man.
Java Man: Homo erectus fossils discovered on the Indonesian island of Java. Java's fossils help frame the geographic spread and chronology of Asian Homo erectus.

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