Anak Mojokerto
Anak Mojokerto, juga dikenal sebagai Mojokerto 1 dan Perning 1, adalah fosil bagian atas tengkorak dari remaja manusia purba. Ia ditemukan pada Februari 1936 dekat Mojokerto (Jawa Timur, Indonesia) oleh seorang anggota tim penggalian yang dipimpin oleh Ralph von Koenigswald. Von Koenigswald pertama menanamkan spesimen tersebut Pithecanthropus modjokertensis namun segera mengganti namanya menjadi Homo modjokertensis karena Eugène Dubois – penemu Manusia Jawa, yang kemudian dinamakan Pithecanthropus erectus – tidak setuju bahwa fosil baru tersebut adalah sejenis Pithecanthropus. Bagian atas tengkorak tersebut kini diidentifikasi sebagai milik spesies Homo erectus.
Nomor katalog | Mojokerto 1 Perning 1 |
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Nama umum | Anak Mojokerto |
Jenis | Homo erectus |
Umur | 1,43–1,49 juta tahun |
Tempat penemuan | Mojokerto, Indonesia |
Tanggal penemuan | 1936 |
Ditemukan oleh | Andojo Ralph von Koenigswald |
Referensi
Kutipan karya
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Bacaan lebih lanjut
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