Homo antecessor
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Homo antecessor is an extinct archaic human species known primarily from Early Pleistocene fossils in Spain, thought to represent one of the earliest human populations in Europe and a possible common ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homo antecessor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7729129 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homo antecessor Context triple: [Homo, includesTaxon, Homo antecessor]
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A.
Paranthropus aethiopicus
Paranthropus aethiopicus is an extinct robust australopithecine species of early hominin known from East Africa, notable for its massive jaws and teeth adapted for heavy chewing.
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B.
Homo erectus
Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, and widespread presence across Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
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C.
Paranthropus robustus
Paranthropus robustus is an extinct robust australopithecine hominin species from southern Africa, characterized by a heavy jaw, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing.
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D.
Homo rudolfensis
Homo rudolfensis is an extinct early human species known from East African fossils dating to around 2.4–1.9 million years ago, notable for its relatively large braincase and debated position in the human evolutionary lineage.
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E.
Homo habilis
Homo habilis is an extinct early human species, dating to about 2.4–1.4 million years ago in Africa, known for its relatively larger brain and association with some of the earliest known stone tools.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homo antecessor Target entity description: Homo antecessor is an extinct archaic human species known primarily from Early Pleistocene fossils in Spain, thought to represent one of the earliest human populations in Europe and a possible common ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans.
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A.
Paranthropus aethiopicus
Paranthropus aethiopicus is an extinct robust australopithecine species of early hominin known from East Africa, notable for its massive jaws and teeth adapted for heavy chewing.
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B.
Homo erectus
Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, and widespread presence across Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
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C.
Paranthropus robustus
Paranthropus robustus is an extinct robust australopithecine hominin species from southern Africa, characterized by a heavy jaw, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing.
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D.
Homo rudolfensis
Homo rudolfensis is an extinct early human species known from East African fossils dating to around 2.4–1.9 million years ago, notable for its relatively large braincase and debated position in the human evolutionary lineage.
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E.
Homo habilis
Homo habilis is an extinct early human species, dating to about 2.4–1.4 million years ago in Africa, known for its relatively larger brain and association with some of the earliest known stone tools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaic human
ⓘ
extinct human species ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mode 1 stone tools
ⓘ
Oldowan-like industry ⓘ
linked to:
Oldowan stone tools
stone tool technology ⓘ |
| binomialAuthorityYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| bodyHeightEstimate |
about 1.6 meters
ⓘ
about 1.8 meters ⓘ |
| bodyMassEstimate | about 60 kilograms ⓘ |
| brainSizeRange | approximately 1000 cubic centimeters ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| consideredOneOfEarliestHumansIn | Europe ⓘ |
| continentOfFossilDiscovery | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfFossilDiscovery | Spain ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Eudald Carbonell
ⓘ
José María Bermúdez de Castro ⓘ Juan Luis Arsuaga ⓘ |
| earliestFossilsAge | about 1.2 million years ago ⓘ |
| evidenceOfBehavior |
butchering of animals
ⓘ
possible cannibalism ⓘ |
| family | Hominidae ⓘ |
| fossilRange | Early Pleistocene ⓘ |
| genus | Homo ⓘ |
| geologicalEpoch |
Pleistocene
ⓘ
linked to:
Pleistocene epoch
|
| holotypeSite |
Gran Dolina TD6 level
ⓘ
linked to:
Gran Dolina
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFromSite |
Atapuerca Mountains
ⓘ
Gran Dolina ⓘ |
| language | Latin binomial nomenclature ⓘ |
| latestFossilsAge | about 800,000 years ago ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | pioneer man ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | temperate environments of Early Pleistocene Europe ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| possibleAncestorOf |
Homo neanderthalensis
ⓘ
linked to:
Neanderthals
Homo sapiens ⓘ |
| possibleCommonAncestorOf | Neanderthals and modern humans ⓘ |
| relatedToDebate |
origin of European hominins
ⓘ
phylogenetic relationship to Homo heidelbergensis ⓘ phylogenetic relationship to Neanderthals ⓘ |
| showsAnatomicalFeatures |
combination of primitive and derived traits
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robust jaw ⓘ thick cranial bones ⓘ |
| showsAnatomicalFeatures | modern-like midface ⓘ |
| sometimesConsidered | possible early form of Homo heidelbergensis ⓘ |
| subfamily | Homininae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tribe | Hominini ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1997 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Homo antecessor Description of subject: Homo antecessor is an extinct archaic human species known primarily from Early Pleistocene fossils in Spain, thought to represent one of the earliest human populations in Europe and a possible common ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans.
Referenced by (1)
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