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 Wushan Man fossil at Three Gorges Museum | |
| Common name | Wushan Man |
|---|---|
| Species | Hominidae, species uncertain |
| Age | 2 million years |
| Place discovered | Chongqing, China |
| Date discovered | 1985 |
Wushan Man (Chinese: 巫山人; pinyin: Wūshānrén, literally "Shaman Mountain Man") is a set of fossilised remains of an extinct, undetermined non-hominin ape found in central China in 1985. The remains are dated to around 2 million years ago and were originally considered to represent a subspecies of Homo erectus (H. e. wushanensis).[1][2]
The fossils were found in 1985 in Longgupo (龙骨坡 or "Dragon Bone Slope"), Zhenlongping Village, Miaoyu Town of Wushan County, Chongqing in the Three Gorges.
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