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P erectus
--Haeckel. 2. A genus consisting of an primate (P. erectus) apparently intermediate between man and the existing anthropoid apes, known from bones of a single individual found in Java (hence called Java man) in 1891-92. These bones include a thigh bone of the human type, two molar teeth intermediate between those of man and the anthropoids, and the calvaria of the skull, indicating a brain capacity of about 900 cubic centimeters, and resembling in form that of the Neanderthal man. Also [pl. -thropi], an animal of this genus. -- Pith`e*can"thrope, n. -- Pith`e*can"thro*poid, a.

Meaning of Erectus from wikipedia

- geographically and temporally, H. erectus anatomy varies considerably. Subspecies are sometimes recognized: H. e. erectus, H. e. pekinensis, H. e. soloensis...
- Erectus, a Latin word meaning erect, may refer to : taxonomy Homo erectus, an extinct species of hominin Bryanthus × erectus, a species of ornamental plant...
- including Homo erectus erectus, Homo erectus yuanmouensis, Homo erectus lantianensis, Homo erectus nankinensis, Homo erectus pekinensis, Homo erectus palaeojavanicus...
- erectus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. H. erectus is Homo erectus, a species of human theorized to be the ancestor of Homo sapiens. H. erectus may...
- Java Man (Homo erectus erectus, formerly also Anthropopithecus erectus or Pithecanthropus erectus) is an early human fossil discovered in 1891 and 1892...
- including Homo erectus erectus, Homo erectus yuanmouensis, Homo erectus lantianensis, Homo erectus nankinensis, Homo erectus pekinensis, Homo erectus palaeojavanicus...
- synonymisation typically designate H. ergaster as "African Homo erectus" or "Homo erectus ergaster". The name Homo ergaster roughly translates to "working...
- H. erectus (including the Mauer mandible, and various ****tive African and Asian taxa) and Homo sapiens (including anything younger than H. erectus, such...
- Lampoon's Homo Erectus" expecting Woody Allen. Unfortunately, that's what writer-director-star Adam Rifkin thought he'd achieved." Homo Erectus was screened...
- Conocarpus erectus (pdf file) Center for Wood Anatomy Research - retrieved July 1, 2006 Florida Forest Trees - Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) - retrieved...