Types of Ancient Humans in Indonesian

Meganthropus paleojavanicus.
Meganthropus mean big man. This fossil was found in Singaran by von Koenigswald in 1941, lower jaw are much larger and stronger than Pihecanthropus erectus. Experts estimate that this fossil is the oldest creature who ever lived on the island of Java
Pithecanthropus.
Pithecanthropus means the human ape. Fossils are found in the Village Trinal Ngawi, Parning Mojokerto area, Sangiran, Kedung Brubus, Tiger Link, and Ngandong.
Eugene Dubois concluded that this fossil has a brain volume of 900 cc smaller than the human brain volume of 1000 cc and the highest ape brain volume 600 cc.

a) Pithecanthropus erectus
Pithecanthropus erectus means ape-man was able to walk upright. Brain volume was between ape and human brain volume. Eugene Dubois concluded that its findings were called Pithecanthropus erectus, which means ape-man who can walk

b) Pithecanthropus mojokertensis
Pithecantropus mojokertesis means human mojokerto ape. The fossil was discovered and investigated by von Koenigswald between the years 1936-1941, in the area Perning, Mojokerto. von Koenigswald estimate child skull fossil found in this is derived from his children Pithecanthropus.

c) Pithecanthropus soloensis
Pithecanthropus soloensis means ape-man of the solo. This fossil was found in the area Ngandong, Solo River valley between the years 1931-1934. This fossil was examined by von Koenigswald and Weidenreich

Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens is the kind of early humans who have had the same body shape with humans now. They can use reason and have properties like those of humans today. Their lives were very simple nd his life wandering. These are the ancestors of the peoples of the world.
Based on the research of experts on ancient human fossil discovery was, clearly visible progress toward a more perfect, as it is now. However, if a creature called Pithecanthropus it proceeds through evolution, to be realized as human beings today? or whether between man and Pithecanthropus did not have a relationship and come from different species? It was also not answered by experts. The experts did not find the connecting link between Pithecanthropus with current human

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