Homo heidelbergensis

extinct species of the genus Homo
Taxon fossil_taxon Q105784
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Homo heidelbergensis

Summary

Homo heidelbergensis is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,218 views/month, #30 of 9,701).[2]

Key Facts

  • Homo heidelbergensis's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Homo heidelbergensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Heidelberg is named after Homo heidelbergensis[5].
  • Homo heidelbergensis belongs to the parent taxon Homo[6].
  • Homo heidelbergensis's location of discovery is recorded as Mauer[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Homo heidelbergensis is Homo heidelbergensis[8].
  • Homo heidelbergensis is a type of organism[9].
  • Homo heidelbergensis's Commons category is recorded as Homo heidelbergensis[10].
  • Homo heidelbergensis began on -600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Homo heidelbergensis ended on -200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Homo heidelbergensis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Homo heidelbergensis[13].
  • Homo heidelbergensis's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[14].
  • Homo heidelbergensis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • Homo heidelbergensis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. heidelbergensis'}[16].
  • Homo heidelbergensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Χαϊδελβέργειος άνθρωπος'}[17].
  • Homo heidelbergensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'heidelberg man'}[18].
  • Homo heidelbergensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Heidelbergi inimene'}[19].
  • Homo heidelbergensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'הומו היידלברגנסיס'}[20].
  • Homo heidelbergensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Heidelberg insanı'}[21].
  • Homo heidelbergensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '海德堡人'}[22].
  • Homo heidelbergensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'heidelberški človek'}[23].
  • Homo heidelbergensis dates from the Chibanian[24].
  • Homo heidelbergensis's model item is recorded as Mauer 1[25].

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Classification

Homo heidelbergensis's scientific name is Homo heidelbergensis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Homo[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Χαϊδελβέργειος άνθρωπος'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'heidelberg man'}[18], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Heidelbergi inimene'}[19], {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'הומו היידלברגנסיס'}[20], {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Heidelberg insanı'}[21], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '海德堡人'}[22].

Discovery and Description

Heidelberg is named after Homo heidelbergensis[5].

Identifiers

Homo heidelbergensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1425170[26]. Homo heidelbergensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4454115[27]. Homo heidelbergensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827561[28].

Why It Matters

Homo heidelbergensis ranks in the top 0.31% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,218 views/month, #30 of 9,701).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . paleobiodb.org. Retrieved . paleobiodb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Model item Mauer 1
    Subclass of
    Start time -600000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Time period Chibanian
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