Pithecanthropus alalungensis
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:dinosaurs
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| gptkbp:adaptations |
adaptations to terrestrial life
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| gptkbp:age |
1.5 million years
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| gptkbp:anatomy |
reduced canine teeth
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Java_Man
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| gptkbp:body_shape |
long legs
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
bipedalism
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| gptkbp:community |
paleoanthropologists
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| gptkbp:contribution |
understanding of human evolution
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| gptkbp:cultural_practices |
possible use of fire
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
early hominin adaptation
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| gptkbp:descendant |
hominin lineage
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| gptkbp:diet |
omnivorous
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| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Indonesia
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| gptkbp:discovery |
Java, Indonesia
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| gptkbp:discovery_year |
1938
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| gptkbp:extinction_cause |
climate change
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| gptkbp:field_of_study |
paleoanthropology
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| gptkbp:first_described_by |
gptkb:G._H._R._von_Koenigswald
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| gptkbp:foot |
robust build
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| gptkbp:fossil_record |
gptkb:Sangiran
gptkb:Sangiran_17 gptkb:Sangiran_dome radiometric dating techniques comparative anatomy studies hominin fossils limited but significant 1.5 to 1.8 million years excellent conditions in Java |
| gptkbp:genus |
gptkb:Pithecanthropus
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| gptkbp:habitat |
tropical forests
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| gptkbp:has_features |
large brow ridges
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| gptkbp:head |
approximately 900 cc
elongated cranium |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
early 20th century discoveries
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pithecanthropus alalungensis
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced theories of human origins
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| gptkbp:is_a_tool_for |
evidence of stone tools
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| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
classification as a separate species
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| gptkbp:migration |
out of Africa theory
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| gptkbp:mouth |
larger molars
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| gptkbp:origin |
development of early human culture
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| gptkbp:originated_in |
gptkb:Anthropology
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| gptkbp:paleobiology |
tropical and subtropical regions
ongoing studies key to understanding human evolution habitat reconstruction excavation sites in Java savanna and forest mix |
| gptkbp:paleoenvironmental_conditions |
diverse habitats
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Homo_erectus
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| gptkbp:research |
multidisciplinary approaches
excavation and analysis |
| gptkbp:research_importance |
bridging gap between apes and humans
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| gptkbp:research_institutes |
other hominin fossils
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| gptkbp:significance |
early human evolution
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| gptkbp:social_structure |
possibly small groups
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| gptkbp:species |
gptkb:Pithecanthropus_alalungensis
gptkb:Homo_habilis |
| gptkbp:time_period |
Pleistocene
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| gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of |
hominin behavior
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pithecanthropus_Erectus
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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