Lantian Man

Summary

Lantian Man is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lantian Man is located in Shaanxi^[3].
• Lantian Man's image is recorded as Lantian Man skull and jaw.jpg^[4].
• Lantian Man's image is recorded as Homo erectus lantianensis IMG 5656 BMNH.jpg^[5].
• Lantian Man's image is recorded as Lantian Man skull and jaw. reproduction.jpg^[6].
• Lantian Man's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[7].
• Lantian Man's taxon rank is recorded as subspecies^[8].
• Lantian County is named after Lantian Man^[9].
• Lantian Man's parent taxon is recorded as Homo erectus^[10].
• Lantian Man's taxon name is recorded as Homo erectus lantianensis^[11].
• Lantian Man's Commons category is recorded as Lantian Man^[12].
• Lantian Man's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c73n3^[13].
• Lantian Man's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Lantian-man^[14].
• Lantian Man's time period is recorded as Pleistocene^[15].
• Lantian Man's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 414227^[16].
• Lantian Man's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780931561^[17].

Why It Matters

Lantian Man ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]