Nomen Detail

Sinanthropus officinalis von Koenigswald, 1952

Details

Year: 1952
Taxonomic Rank: Species
Holotype: CA 770
Status: Potentially valid
Remark:

Remarks

von Koenigswald 1952 established the name Sinanthropus officinalis based on an isolated molar (CA 770) as the holotype. Campbell (1965) listed Sinanthropus officinalis as available. Smith (2018 et al.) reanalyze the von Koenigswald apothecary samples and ascribe CA 770 to Homo erectus.

Authorship Reference

G. H. R. von Koenigswald
Gigantopithecus blacki von Koenigswald, a giant fossil hominoid from the Pleistocene of Southern China
Anthropol. Pap. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 43(4), 1-325, 1952
https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/298

Additional References

B. Campbell
The nomenclature of the hominidae, including a definitive list of hominid taxa
Occaisional Papers of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 22, 1-33, 1965

T. M. Smith , A. Houssaye , O. Kullmer , A. L. Cabec , A. J. Olejniczak , F. Schrenk , J. de Vos , and P. Tafforeau
Disentangling isolated dental remains of Asian Pleistocene hominins and pongines
PLoS One, 13(11), e0204737, 2018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204737