Homo cepranensis

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Homo cepranensis Fossil range: Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Genus: Homo Species: H. cepranensis
Binomial name
†Homo cepranensis Mallegni et al., 2003

Homo cepranensis^[1] is a proposed name for a hominin species discovered in 1994 known from only one skull cap. The fossil was discovered by archeologist Italo Biddittu and was nick-named "Ceprano Man" after a nearby town in the province of Frosinone, 89 kilometers Southeast of Rome, Italy ^[2].

The age of the fossil is estimated to be between 800,000 and 900,000 years old (younger than fossils attributable to Homo antecessor from Spain). The cranial features on the bone seem to be a cross between those found on Homo erectus and those of later species such as Homo heidelbergensis which dominated Europe long before Homo neanderthalensis. There is yet not enough material to make a complete analysis of the individual.

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