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Homo primigenius africanus Weidenreich, 1928
Details
Year: 1928
Taxonomic Rank: Species
Holotype: E686
Status: Invalid
Remark: Homonym
Remarks

Weidenreich (1928) proposed Homo primigenius africanus for the Kabwe (Broken Hill) specimen, however Homo primigenius is a primary junior homonym to Homo javanensis primigenius Houzé, 1896. 

Authorship Reference
Weidenreich
Entwicklungs- und Rassetypen des Homo primigenius
Natur und Museum, die Senckenberg-Naturzeitschrift, 58, 1-62, 1928
Additional References
E. Houzé
Le Pithecanthropus Erectus
Revue de l'Université de Bruxelles, 1, 410-438, 1896
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951001328357r
Weidenreich
Entwicklungs- und Rassetypen des Homo primigenius
Natur und Museum, die Senckenberg-Naturzeitschrift, 58, 1-62, 1928

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