Eoanthropus

[ ee-oh-an-thruh-puhs, -uhn-throh-puhs ]

noun

1. the genus to which the now-discredited Piltdown man was assigned.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eoanthropus¹

< New Latin (1913) < Greek ēo- eo- + ánthrōpos man

Example Sentences

It was given the scientific name Eoanthropus dawsoni, which roughly translated as Dawson’s Dawn Ape.

From National Geographic

The U.K. human evolution research community enthusiastically embraced Eoanthropus dawsoni, better known as Piltdown Man.

From Science Magazine

Acceptance of Eoanthropus as a valid proto-human might have been the ‘mainstream’ view that made it into textbooks and encyclopedias, but it certainly wasn’t the only one, nor was this acceptance wholesale or uncontroversial. 

From Scientific American

The cranium, he thought, should be referred to the genus Homo and the name Eoanthropus, he proposed, should be discarded.

From Scientific American

Regardless, these concerns over Woodward’s expertise did not affect acceptance of Eoanthropus as an ancestor to modern humans among British palaeontologists.

From Scientific American