D2280

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D2280 is a well-preserved early Homo erectus (or Homo georgicus) skull from the Dmanisi site in Georgia that has been crucial for understanding human evolution and variation in early Homo populations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fossil skull ⓘ
hominin fossil ⓘ
paleoanthropological specimen ⓘ
anatomicalElement cranium ⓘ
anatomicalRegion skull ⓘ
approximateAgeYears 1.8 million years ⓘ
associatedWith Dmanisi hominins ⓘ
early Homo dispersal ⓘ
belongsTo genus Homo ⓘ
catalogNumber D2280 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
datingMethod radiometric dating at Dmanisi site ⓘ
stratigraphic correlation at Dmanisi site ⓘ
debatedClassification Homo erectus vs Homo georgicus ⓘ
discoveredIn Dmanisi, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Dmanisi
fossilNumberingSystem Dmanisi fossil catalogue ⓘ
foundAt Dmanisi archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Dmanisi
geologicalAge Early Pleistocene ⓘ
hasCranialCapacity small for later Homo erectus (relative) ⓘ
locationFound Caucasus region ⓘ
partOf Dmanisi hominin sample ⓘ
possibleTaxon Homo georgicus ⓘ
linked to: Homo
preservationStatus well-preserved ⓘ
repository Georgian National Museum (Tbilisi) ⓘ
researchField paleoanthropology ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
significance crucial for understanding variation in early Homo populations ⓘ
important evidence for early Homo outside Africa ⓘ
taxon Homo erectus ⓘ
usedFor reconstruction of early Homo morphology ⓘ
research on human evolution ⓘ
study of early Homo variation ⓘ

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